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2025-12-14T12:02:56Z
<p>remove non-existing categories</p>
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NotATether: Emphasize that the previous company is unknown
2025-12-14T12:01:55Z
<p>Emphasize that the previous company is unknown</p>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Unciphered was founded in 2021 by Eric Michaud and other veterans from the information security, cryptography, and blockchain fields.<ref>https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/unciphered</ref> Michaud, after recovering over $10 million in cryptocurrency at <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">a </del>prior company, identified a need for more sophisticated recovery methods beyond brute-force approaches.<ref>https://www.linkedin.com/company/unciphered</ref></div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Unciphered was founded in 2021 by Eric Michaud and other veterans from the information security, cryptography, and blockchain fields.<ref>https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/unciphered</ref> Michaud, after recovering over $10 million in cryptocurrency at <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">an unnamed </ins>prior company, identified a need for more sophisticated recovery methods beyond brute-force approaches.<ref>https://www.linkedin.com/company/unciphered</ref></div></td></tr>
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NotATether: Create Unciphered page
2025-12-14T11:58:55Z
<p>Create Unciphered page</p>
<p><b>New page</b></p><div>'''Unciphered''' is a cryptocurrency recovery company specializing in recovering access to locked or inaccessible hardware and software wallets, corrupted files, and complex crypto access scenarios using advanced cryptographic and hardware forensic techniques.<ref>https://www.unciphered.com/about/</ref><br />
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== History ==<br />
Unciphered was founded in 2021 by Eric Michaud and other veterans from the information security, cryptography, and blockchain fields.<ref>https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/unciphered</ref> Michaud, after recovering over $10 million in cryptocurrency at a prior company, identified a need for more sophisticated recovery methods beyond brute-force approaches.<ref>https://www.linkedin.com/company/unciphered</ref><br />
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== Services ==<br />
Unciphered provides institutional-grade recovery services for locked cryptocurrency wallets, including hardware devices and software wallets.<ref>https://www.unciphered.com/about/</ref> Services include:<br />
* Password breaking using proprietary tools and individualized models<br />
* Exploit development for hardware and software vulnerabilities<br />
* Data forensics for recovering assets from damaged devices or complex scenarios<br />
* Blockchain analysis and cryptographic research<br />
The company operates a dedicated hardware forensics lab and ensures assets are returned quickly without prolonged custody.<br />
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== Notable activities ==<br />
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* Disclosed the "Randstorm" vulnerability in 2023, affecting Bitcoin wallets generated with BitcoinJS and certain browser libraries between 2011 and 2015 due to weak randomness.<ref>https://www.unciphered.com/disclosure-of-vulnerable-bitcoin-wallet-library-2/</ref><br />
* Demonstrated physical extraction and vulnerabilities in hardware wallets, including OneKey and Trezor models.<ref>https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2023/05/24/crypto-security-firm-unciphered-claims-ability-to-physically-hack-trezor-t-wallet</ref><br />
* Developed a technique to crack IronKey encrypted USB drives, publicly offering in 2023 to recover 7,002 BTC (worth hundreds of millions) for Stefan Thomas, though the offer was declined.<ref>https://www.wired.com/story/unciphered-ironkey-password-cracking-bitcoin/</ref><br />
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== External links ==<br />
* [https://www.unciphered.com/ Official website]<br />
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