> First, read this article: http://telegra.ph/Recovering-Bitcoin-private-keys-using-weak-signatures-from-the-blockchain-02-27 > > Recovering private keys using weak signatures from the blockchain > >>> Do not download this! > Charging 0.05 btc for this simple js parser a joke :) > > 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. > You look for transactions containing input scripts, where the decoded r's of the extracted signatures are identical. > After you extracted the private key from the applicable candidates, you can import the address into your favourite wallet > and can spend the bitcoins, if there are some. > 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 > 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. > 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. > You can download mine for a much cheaper price here: https://satoshibox.com/b72qendky3s4nesvskx2264m