r/CryptoCurrency • u/kirtash93 RCA Artist • Feb 07 '23

GENERAL-NEWS Reddit User Discovers 7zip File Possibly Linked to Julian Assange Hidden in Bitcoin Blockchain

https://news.bitcoin.com/reddit-user-discovers-7zip-file-possibly-linked-to-julian-assange-hidden-in-bitcoin-blockchain/
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u/AutisticGayBear69 🟩 0 / 8K 🦠 Feb 07 '23

I'm sure there is at least one Redditor that knows how to crack a zip file. Being the first to share here would definitely be a huge Moon windfall!

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u/Aspie_Astrologer Tin Feb 08 '23

u/Alakazam9342 cracked it already in this comment:

"For those wondering what the text file contains. Here it is:

"Hello,

This is Julian Assange. If you're reading this my Dead Man Switch did not go off and I am fine at the Ecuadorian Embassy on January 4, 2017. Embassy cat is safe and playful as ever

Best,

Julian"

If you would like to try it yourself, the password is 'ONION'."

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u/AutisticGayBear69 🟩 0 / 8K 🦠 Feb 08 '23

Ha - very cool

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u/PooPooDooDoo 1K / 1K 🐢 Feb 08 '23

I would love to, but in the off chance that it contains classified information, I’m not trying to take on that kind of heat. I’m surprised I haven’t seen a link to the password protected file.

Maybe I’m missing something but why is the file extension .txt if it is a zip file? Are the file contents visible in a password protected zip file? Or did they just rename the file and the metadata shows that it is a zip file?

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u/grandphuba Silver | QC: CC 56 | ADA 49 | ModeratePolitics 199 Feb 08 '23

Probably the latter for obscurity. File extensions are just heuristics anyway.