Hacking a Samsung Galaxy for $6,000,000 in Bitcoin!?
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- Опубліковано 2 жов 2024
- With the promise of up to $6 million worth of Bitcoin locked on this Samsung Galaxy phone, it was a challenge we couldn't refuse. In this episode, Joe moves his lab to a Seattle hotel room to hack the phone live with owner Lavar, a transit operator, and his friend Jon. Was the adventure worth it!?
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The irony of the password being a "L" and then taking the biggest one ever, dayum,. feels bad.
damn
Damn
an L...... (I'm sorry)
I had a feeling it was gonna be an L because I used the first letter of my name as well.
SPOILER
This shit better than Netflix
Lol
I agree 😂
😂😂😂 bruh fr
but netflix not is good
its been shot as good as netflix
This is the most invested I've gotten in a video in a long time, it was so stressful and engaging
then you clearly havent seen his other video
Haha, that guy who lost 6million in btc has to have stolen phone from someone he over heard talking
Yeah, the sucky part was we could see the ending from a mile away. There's loads of people out there with supposed Btc from "the early days" but it comes down to just a few coins from only a few years ago.
There's a huge difference between spending $900 in 2012-ish to buy 15 coins, compared to spending $400 in 2017-ish to buy 0.15 coins. And then another huge difference trading them for $60k versus $20k per coin. One amounts to roughly $1Million, the other to $3,000.
Or in this case, difference between $6Million versus $600.
Indeed! Didn't want to read any comments to not get spoiled haha.
I keep finding you in the comments and I would of said the same thing you said whenever i watched you use a sword to open boxes or reptiles lol
Plot twist, Joe drained the wallet after successful entry
NGL it would be the perfect crime and there was so many opportunities for him to do it - moving room etc... Seems hella fishy
@@anony-mousex anyone can check that easily as all the transactions are there in the open.
@@anony-mousexthey were with him the entire time when the phone was accessible….
lol except you cant lie on the blockchain. If there was ever money on the address and it has been spent or transferred it will show@@anony-mousex
I doubt it after he called it millibitcoin
You hired the perfect camera man. This video is soo good.
True
Not the best sound taker though
@@Kabodanki The sound is like needles in my ear. It's an acquired feeling.
But he went kinda hard way tho
Instead of using a different cable he soldered IT !!!!!!
@@aaaaaa-hh8cq they didn't have another one.
I wish I had stopped watching at the time he unlocked the phone. Amazing video but a really sad ending.
Please make another magic fire wallet video lol
Well said! I am also here to learn how to invest after listening to a lady on tv talk about the importance of investing and how she made 7 figure in 3 month, somehow the video taught me nothing and left me even more confused, I'm a newbie and I'm open to ideas on how to invest for retirement
Financial management is a crucial topic that most tend to shy away from, and ends up haunting them in the near future
Investment now will be wise but the truth is investing on your own will be a high risk. I think it will be best to get a professional👌
@@lezliewhicker8450Thank you, Going through her profile in her webpage, she smashed all her state certificate and accreditation🙏
What a roller coaster of emotions, Joe did a wonderful job, feel so bad for Lavar.
sick spoiler bro
Yeah you ruined it
😬
@@muhajaya3161 never read comments before seeing it all.
@@cbird999 What did you expect people talk about in the comments? The weather?
He knew the whole time that mf aint have shit in it LMAO
😂
He invested 400$ on july 2016 so now it would be Worth roughly $40k. Sadly he sent it to website that's now dead.
😂😂😂
for real. we all knew that shit was too good to be true.
Atleast the client is able to know now that he doesn't have millions. Imagine thinking you have millions and not being able to access it.
It sure is. Try having 137BTC from early 2010 and throwing out the paper wallet when you tossed your old tax records. Here in NZ we can dispose of tax records after 7 years. C'est la vie 😞 Waiting for a miracle.
We are all Satoshi!
@@conceptrat omg that's really bad!
@@conceptrat damn i hope you find it somehow
Dang talk about a spoiler comment showing up right below the video. Jeeze.
@@tylersmith2799 EXACTLY
Edit: !SPOILER ALERT!
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Devastating for Lavar, but at least now he doesn't need to live with "what if" all his life. Great video Joe! Amazing work
In the end, whatever he spent on hiring Joe was definitely worth the closure.
Feel like they scammed Joe. I hope he got paid for his hacking
@@j_r_- probably gets a percentage of what they find. He probably gets a fair amount just from the video anyway
@@j_r_- Yeah the other wallet they didn't get into
I really doubt Lavar was devastated. He was excited from the beginning, his story had holes, and hes a liar bus driver.
I knew this dude was capping from the first second of the video 😂
How would you not know how much bitcoin you got? :/
He wasn't tho. He invested 400$ on july 2016 so now it would be Worth roughly $40k. Sadly he sent it to website that's now dead.
People think it's SO EASY to get rich with Bitcoin it's embarrassing. Everything that happened to Lavar was his own fault - he didn't do his homework or safeguard his private keys.
@@krystaff 40k is way lower than 6M
He said the bitcoin....so that made me think he knew there was only one not 6 mil.
Bruh saying "I apologize I'm wearing the same clothes " is code for " I was outside the hotel all night in case you wanted to pull something funny"
LMAO. Given the ending if he actually did that it makes it even funnier. Poor guy lol
😂😂😂😂😂
Yooooo lmao 😂😂😂😂
Casually being left with a full backup of the guy's phone in his PC. Hahahaha
Thats what I was thinking, 18GIgs of junk😂😂
I completely felt the agonzing pain that you all felt as we looked at the wallet balance. Amazing effort though guys and what an adrenaline rush!
me everyday I watch my bank account
It was obvious tho, the way he looks talk and dressed, it was like 99.99% fail assured
@@martingrahan1437 what does any of that have to do with the success rate?
@@martingrahan1437 Racism on youtube??!?!??!?! Count me surprised 🙄
Nothing he said was racist. Nothing about that guy screamed hey I'm financially smart. The only racist here is you
Congratulations, Dale Valskov I am relieved that you are out there fighting these thugs, We musttake every precaution to protect the elderly and the general public from these despicable con artists. Congratulations to You!! You deserve the Nobel Peace Prize for ensuring our security.
What thug is Dale Valskov fighting? Why are you so racist?
Such an anticlimactic ending, sadly. But boooy was this video exciting and great to watch, like a perfect heist movie. Really well done! Hope to see more of these videos!
not every story can have a disney everyone is happy ending
This was hilarious
As a person and professional you couldn't get any better than Dale Valskov is a very reliable person and an excellent professional in the IT field. He is the type of person you want to work that's passionate, hardworking and knowledgeable. You’re The Best 100%
Great video but I am so gutted for Lavar... I was so hoping to see a life changing end for him. Good job Joe, I just had to watch this from start to finish.
Your work speaks volumes of the kind of man you are. efficient, organized and result oriented well done , Dale Valskov you're soo good at what you do
His energy is amazing. Even the guy who could potentially have millions in his phone started getting tired but Joe powered through. This is what it looks like when you love what you do.
he probably had a cut
damn a potential 600k cut ill be up all night too
@@interhaker
True
This is some of the best content I have ever seen on youtube, I feel bad for the guy bc it sounds like he got scammed honestly. After I watched your other crypto wallet and then this one I was kind of bummed you didn't have a whole series for me to binge watch. Please make more of this content in the future!!
I think there is nothing to be afraid of, there is risk in doing anything now. It depends on how you are using it and how to close it in time.
Same here haha! Bummed out when I noticed there were no other videos than those 2
How did he get "scammed?" His story made no sense, and he had no idea what he had, got the year wrong, and didn't even remember that his pin was the first letter of his name 🤦
The only person who got scammed is the hacker.
@@dereksbooks Unless it's all staged just like most things on UA-cam nowadays.
The efficiency of this Dale Valskov is next level. To juggle walk throughs of various angles on the topic delivered to-camera, differnet content per topic from various folks underneath the umbrella of the track list of the larger big band concert itself is engaging and refined. To make a dense taccess like this so digestible is really something. Awesome work jack!!
It just kept glitching on me when I tried this video tutorial so firstly I would say thank you for the video and secondly, thank you Dale Valskov meeting you was a blessing in disguise keep up with the good work I'm sure a lot of people will be needing your assistance iin the nearest future after seeing this
"That's the hash of your pattern. It's mathematically irreversable"
The guy with no idea what a hash is: "Yeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah"
@@afnanbinabbas4867 He's talking about Lavar's response to being told that lol
😂
What should he say? Ugh explain please in more detail? :)
😂😂
Account of mine also got hacked and I followed the method as explained in this video but I'm unable to proceed after recording the selfie video. Thank you Dale Valskov . It brings me immense joy to witness his name appearing frequently in comments, a clear indication of the commendable work he’s been doing.
These videos are the best on UA-cam. The rollercoaster of emotions is insane. Very well edited too. Like a mini doc. I really hope you keep doing these. It's like digging for treasure.
Exactly!
This guy told all his friends he had 6 million in crypto lmaooo turns out it was 1820 dollars 😂😂😂😂😂
You just know they slept outside the hotel checking that no one exits with the phone 😂
Lmao and I bet Joe had to sleep with a camera running
The energy this guy has! Mad respect for you Joe!
Joe who?
@@4kmarvelclips454 the skinny genius guy in the video
@@mehdihamouda7970 Man of culture
@@4kmarvelclips454 man of cultrue what you mean by that?
Kudos to you, Dale Valskov for your extraordinary dedication and hard work in helping me recover my account. Your efforts are truly commendable, and I encourage you to maintain this exceptional standard as you embark on future endeavors. The path ahead is filled with promise for someone of your caliber
Even though the outcome wasn't what we expected, I enjoyed the thrill and the hope you bring to people.
Lol kinda wish I knew these MF was broke in the beginning
Bruh i hope you didn’t just ruin this for me
Yeah bro stfu! Don’t ruin if for everyone!🤫
spoiler wtf
@@jameshemsley3139 😂🤣😂 i absolutely did
It's amazing what you do Dale Valskov We need a lot of people with your skills and set who have good intentions and spread love
I feel so bad for Lavar! The video is great though. Great editing, great camera work, the narrative is so well done. Love your content.
Oof. Managing expectation is so tough. Awesome job Joe!
The cameraman zooming in lavar after they found the value was the funniest thing 😂😂😂
how
lol the password was foreshadowing
lmao we're going to hell
It would have been funny if they guy had acted like he forgot the password again before he entered it.
This is why I don't leave $6M on my phone anymore. It's happened too many times already.
I just hate it when I accidentally leave a cool couple mil layin around
Joe is world class at what he does. Just wow.
With the high stakes and the great camera work and charismatic cast, it was like watching a movie
This video along with your previous have got to be two of the most intriguing and entertaining videos I’ve ever seen. I absolutely love your documentary style and you just seem like such a great person with a true passion for hardware hacking. Your troubleshooting process is something I can heavily relate to in my own experience and I truly hope you continue to make videos just like this, especially now that you have thousands of people lined up in need of your help. Regardless of the outcome, what you’re doing is great and also extremely educational. Keep it up Joe!
I'm planning a date night with the wifey to watch this! after watching that last video I was hooked this is better then any movie or TV show.. Joe will have millions of subscribers in no time not only for the content but also for the humble nature!
Not a happy ending on this one
Horrible date idea
@@wjacob33 Like literally, the worst fucking date idea LMAO ..
Anytime I talk about technology to anyone that isn't tech-literate, especially about programming, they zone out. You're definitely not getting laid lol
Did you get friend zoned?
Haha the comments are pretty inline with how hilarious the ending to the video @lacascadaobregon
Kindly let me to express my sincere gratitude for the exceptional support and dedication Dale Valskov provided in helping me with business account. Your willingness to go above and beyond, investing additional time and effort, has been invaluable to me. The meticulous attention to detail and unwavering commitment you demonstrated throughout this process is truly commendable. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for your outstanding assistance.
I totally agree with what you are saying ....
the quality of these videos and the story's all make me question why this channel isn't more popular, much respect and i hope this channel continues to grow and thrive
Honestly, probably because it feels like it's produced by the same studio doing every formulated reality show on network television. It's a topic tech enthusiasts, engineers, programmers, etc. would love to see in detail but it's edited like an episode of Hoarders and some DIY makeover show. It tries to appeal to a wide audience and checks a lot of boxes while not really focusing on any of them.
I'm not saying it's bad or necessarily an issue. It's obviously pulling in views but it's basically the vanilla ice cream of content creation. He needs to figure out who his audience is.
Just my two cents.
@@JJFX-o cara é bom, lide com isso 😅
Joe managed to crack this while away from home!! So impressive.
Definitely has a pretty comprehensive mobile lab.
I actually watched the whole thing..very well put together. I felt ever bit of that end result. I'm pretty sure that's why the word DAMN was created.
Love the little ending "Did you ever hack a wallet that is empty" Joe laughs . . . goosbumps ensue..
After welding 9 tiny wires that blew my mind, he cracks a causal "this is the part that could take 28 hours, but right now I'm wired!" Legend 👏
Joe hands were shaking when he found out its $100 😂😂😂😂😂
All those years trying to get into a 10th prestige lobby and I never questioned what JTAG meant.
The clouds have parted.. boys we’ve made it
Ahh yes, the days of xbox 360 JTAG days with IN4001 zener diodes and resistors. I miss the simpler times. Good news, RGH 3.0 doesn't require a mod chip like earlier versions.
I don't know much about hardware hacking, but I have to say, this is an INCREDIBLE series. Hope there is more to come!
This guy is amazing, from step 1 to 10 he showed us everything, thank you for your amazing content.
It's like the TV Series on Discovery where they search for long buried treasures but never find anything
Lavar embodies the "SHEIIIIITTT" meme.
If you know, you know.
As it looks like it is a Galaxy s3 which is an old model and has android 4.2.1 or 4.4.2 firmware installed. And I remember back in those days no Knox and bootloader locked. You do not need hard work for password cracking need to just install TWRP recovery and you got root access and all of the phone data and password store is accessible.
somehow, also on computers, this kind of stuff always seems to happen when your client is right there while you are working on the device. what seems to be straightforward and easy turns into a rabbit hole of twists and turns.
In both personal and professional realms, Dale Valskov shines as an outstanding individual. His work within the IT field consistently showcases reliability and excellence. Dale Valskov possesses a unique blend of passion, dedication, and profound knowledge that distinguishes him from others. His unwavering commitment to delivering exceptional results renders him an indispensable asset to any project or team.
estos son mensajes pagados? Estan varias veces repetidos
Scammers hoping they can trick people into access to their wallets@@viralesparaguay
One of the best youtube videos I've seen in years! So many emotions rolled into this one video. Like the tech guy said it's a modern-day tech gold rush doing what he doing. I loved it. Back in the early days of bitcoin/cryptocurrency, it was sketchy and unreliable plus the whole idea wasn't taken seriously.
You should do a new video about MYSTICFLIP ! I really like you’re mellow delivery and you seem like you’re very knowledgeable. I watch lots of influencers and you always seem very calculated and know exactly what you’re talking about and understand it. You’re better at explaining complicated things simply, than any other person on youtube keep it up brother!
Man, I feel for Lavar. Was fully emotionally invested in his journey!
I dont. Dude was full of it.
How? Guy was so high he couldn't remember if he bought in 2016 or 2013....thats a huge difference in price. Just a phony
Silliness. There was never any chance there was $6million on it. Late 2013 bitcoin was was already above $100, so a couple grand is only maybe 20 bitcoin. A 'current' price of $30k each, so 20 bitcoin is $600k. Nice, but 1/10th of the 6mil from the title. Unless by a couple thousand he meant 20,000.
Not only did he forget the password. He also forget the year and that he already sold bitcoin. 0.003 bitcoin in July 2016 is only ~$2. Guessing from the green & red in the transaction history it looks like he probably bought a couple grand worth of bitcoin and then sold it over the next couple weeks because he got scared when started going down. ~10% over that period.
Give praise to ☝☝ and honor to him when I remember what’s he’s doing in my life me and household.. he’s a god send I’m now living large with he’s weekly service.
respect mate, love to see individuals willing to teach and help their community, always a blast watching hardware hacks and hope they'll be more to come.
*Metaspyclub* is such a gifted cyber private investigator. He's been a great talent even before the target knows what his up to. But thank God now the world knows that the bro is really good at his work. I wish him the best in his future endeavors.
Gave me more emotions than game of thrones or breaking bad 😮
I'm DCAing in MYSTICFLIP as well. ETH heavier DCA and ALGO. I'm taking your advice and starting Google tomorrow with a 50 dollar purchase and continuing Microsoft and Apple. VTI and VOO on another app and longterm portfolio. Here we go family!
dudes talkin bout the phone like they were in a intensive care unit 💀💀💀
It was better to use isp on emmc chip rather than Jtag, I own easyjatg plus, when I connect via isp a can reach 2 mbits per second, also it's 5 wires only, you could also remove pattern using recovery ram with file explorer, rather than that, it was nice thing to watch and learn,
Hope to see more from you,
-old Jtagulator user 👍🌹
I must admit this is the only youtube video that gives me a hell lot of dopamine, being a firmware engineer I could exactly feel the agonizing pain of not halting the core. Joe please more videos like this. This is the best video I have ever seen on youtube.
Couldn't have said that better.
Damn close.
Halting the core content. That what we need
Hey Joe, absolutely love the video! And I can relate to so many stuff going on as to JTAG here.
Back in the 2014 days of Galaxy S3 and such, accessing the NAND without a hard wired solution was almost never gonna connect. Let alone hold reading the whole chip if it connected to begin with..
What a fine memory 😊 thank you
okay but what if he hacked you? and showed you a decoy app sheeeeeesh
As a software engineer this makes so much sense and makes hardware hacking seem so simple but in reality I know that electrical engineering is worlds beyond how simple someone experienced like Joe makes it look.
It’s amazing how much existing work can be reused here, eg. The JTag interface and software, the database mapping each checksum to its seed is so cool.
nah its simple as joe makes it to be
@@user-ro1cc8tz6d yes the process is very simple but the know how to identify a process is a completely different game
also with miracle box software the good old galaxy s3 pattern can be read via USB cable by one click of a button that takes 0.021 second to proccces he is just complicating things by doing a j-tag any repair shop in any town or country can do that because android 4 is shit, I'll be imporssed when he try this to android 8 and up to 12
@@azexy21 do you know who Joe grand is lmao
@@liamkearn do you?
I feel bad for both because I believe he charges a percentage to hack the wallets...and both came out losing but a emotional nerve racking video and definitely a learning experience for both men
You are amazing Joe, I'm sure everyone enjoy moment you working on the devices
Adrian Ruthnik's move to cleanse the hacker-for-hire industry of scammers is much needed and appreciated. Their efforts to restore integrity to the field are evident in their work.
These are so satisfying to watch! The backstories, the suspense, the camaraderie! Keep doing more of these!
Not the desired outcome but the video was excellent either way. Great hack!
Lol, he has an intricate plan for hacking the phone but can't manage to book the same hotel room for 2 nights in a row
Update : - It's only $3,000,000 now... oops sorry it's now only $2,000,000.. oops sorry..
Congratulations on recovering 100k ...... Yen
thats still 700 dollars lmao
@@alexhu5117 For that much work ? Yeah no thanks I really feel for joe I hope he got paid because I assume the price fro something like this would be in the tens of thousands normally.
@@trevor245 maybe he was promised a % off the money they would find
@@Leotola1 Maybe but than my point still stands as you would normally expect this to cost a ton of money. I assume that it also includes an upfront payment or atleast an amount already set in stone plus an additional % to prevent situations like this.
@@trevor245 There is no reason this would cost tens of thousands lol
Joe, your engineering hacks are simply awesome. I appreciate and admire your expertise and dedication towards the end goal. Keep up the good work man. My question is how you and your team get paid for the job done. Do you sign a contract with the customer and agree on a fixed amount beforehand? Or you get paid on a percentage of the amount released from the bitcoins? I hope it is not the latter. :-)
Think a lot of us are wondering this too..
It could have been done via software without the JTAG. The gesture.key file has to be blanked so no code will be shown at the startup.
I believe he knew this but he wanted to build a show around it to make more money with the views. Fair enough.
The wallet video remains the best, so far.
Cool concept. stories of how you successfully recover bitcoin. fine. but put more of the technical stuff and much less of the clients backstories and those talking heads. it's too boring, the type of programs that has the talking heads are dating shows. i just assume ur target audience is not the ones watching batchelor.
You could really tell how nervous the owner was. Awesome video. Btw I LOVE the soldered on external jtag breakout, it always looks so cool to have almost invisible tiny strands of wire come together on a breakout board and connect to a reader
The devastation in the end got me cracking🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😂
SPOILER>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> there was only 150 bucks in there and his password was a L shape pattern
This video was amazing, awesome skills which inspire soo many people. Unfortunately there was no treasure but like the guys said, amazing journey you took us on.
Please continue to share your amazing work with us, we all want to see more…!!!
Your awesome
Wouldn’t it be hilarious if one day it just happened to come out that his equipment was somehow extracting like 98.4% of all the BTC on the phones/wallets he was cracking into??? 😂 😂
You mean some kind of a worm like in the great movie Hackers (1995). 👏 Don´t want say to much because of spoiler.
then it would be literally seen in wallet - it written on blockchain.
Nobody wants to do micro soldering? Lol, speak for yourself. You're using the wrong tools for the job.
The way this was done easily rivals some of the best shows I've seen that resemble this. Please turn this into a series or something.
how tf
what shows ?
Give praise to ☝☝ and honor to him when I remember what’s he’s doing in my life me and household.. he’s a god send I’m now living large with he’s weekly service.
Lavar thought he will buy lambos , chicks , NOT TODAY LAVAR , NOT TODAY ;)
Back to the ole grind 😅
Even though the outcome wasn't the one I expected, at least Lavar had a closure, and won't be living life knowing that he could've be a millionaire. It's all about the journey, not the ending. Awesome job, awesome video.
MetaspyClub we all promise not to disregard or criticise you anymore cause you have proven all of us wrong and I will make sure I get you the recognition you deserve for your special skills at handling accounts.
Many lessons for noob crypto investors here. 1) Never leave big crypto investments in the wallet of a marketplace where you bought it, they can go down and you can lose everything. 2) Take note of how much crypto you have, not in your fiat currency but the exact amount of that specific cryptocurrency. That way even if you forget passwords or lose devices, you can know how much is in there and can calculate exactly how much it would be worth. 3) Save the blockchain transaction ID, that's public information, so again, even if you get locked out of your wallet, you have a way of knowing how much you had and how much that's worth now.
I worst feeling would be that guy that did all that work to find out the wallet only had $100 in it.
Dude deserves a small fortune for all the care and effort. Like if the wallet had 6M, he should get at least half a million.
Lol Joe's bill is more than what was recovered 😂
What an amazing journey, I love how you are full of enthusiasm and love for what you're doing. Engineering at its peak.
I love how everything works out and everyone is going in with good hopes for the out come that’s amazing showing the world how to make a team work and actually make something happen and actually work proud of you all do more great thinks like this it helps
and this is supposed to be safer than a bank how again?
@@bobshagit9503 It's as safe as your ability to hold on to a password, and keep it private
@@SkawarsXE lol
tell that to the billions that have been stolen in the last few years
@@bobshagit9503 It could get stolen from an exchange if they get hacked or something, but not from a personal wallet. As long as you have your recovery key and it's a secret, it will remain on the blockchain forever and will be 100% secure.
@@SkawarsXE LOL ignorance is bliss huh
before the wallet was even released. people had PROVEN they could hack it
You are looking at a living legend. I mean *Metaspyclub* is a living legend in cyber spy.