extract private keys from weak signatures


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DATE: March 4, 2018, 11 a.m.

UPDATED: April 6, 2020, 6:17 a.m.

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  1. > First, read this article: http://telegra.ph/Recovering-Bitcoin-private-keys-using-weak-signatures-from-the-blockchain-02-27
  2. >
  3. > Recovering private keys using weak signatures from the blockchain
  4. > >>> Do not download this!
  5. > Charging 0.05 btc for this simple js parser a joke :)
  6. >
  7. > He gave a nice description on this problem, it was not that hard to write this thing from scratch. And he is right, it works.
  8. > You look for transactions containing input scripts, where the decoded r's of the extracted signatures are identical.
  9. > After you extracted the private key from the applicable candidates, you can import the address into your favourite wallet
  10. > and can spend the bitcoins, if there are some.
  11. > For the script you need to set the time range to look for transactions, additionaly you can set a balance threshold for the ascertained adresses
  12. > to filter out low balances. Successful search results are added to a .csv file, containing all data you need to import the adresses into a wallet.
  13. > Depending on the time range, it could take quite some time - just let it run. But be sure, these weak signatures are not as rare as you might think.
  14. > You can download mine for a much cheaper price here: https://satoshibox.com/b72qendky3s4nesvskx2264m

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