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Utility to try crack bitcoins private keys generated from weak passphrases.

lousy_bitcoins

Utility to try to crack bitcoins private keys generated from weak passphrases.

Disclamer

I hold no liability for what you do with this application. I built this for learning purposes and to try to get people to be more careful with their private keys.

How it Works

It generates private keys from a password list file, then checks if the respective bitcoin address has any history on the blockchain. If so, then checks if it has any balance.

Examples

Some findings with history:

  • 'sausage': https://bitref.com/1LdgTMX2MEqdfT3VcDpX4GyD1mqCP8LkYe
  • 'test': https://bitref.com/1LxXC4tTyubWLAF9Z23FcMUNKAJfR5HbDK
  • 'lol': https://bitref.com/1LuKiaNUT936SYHvErofFEqX1LAN6Z62Vg

Usage

It supports Python 2 only.

python crack.py <password_list_file>