This year due to the coronavirus outbreak the world-famous hackers’ convention Defcon held it’s 28th annual event with virtual presentations in “safe mode.” One of the presentations was from an executive from Pyrofex, Michael Stay, who discussed how he broke into an encrypted file to liberate $300,000 worth of bitcoin for a Russian investor. Defcon 28 “safe mode” presentations got interesting on August 5, when ex-Google employee Mike Stay told a story about how he rescued $300k worth of bitcoin ( BTC ) from an encrypted zip file. Stay is the CTO of Pyrofex Corp , a blockchain development firm that launched in 2016. During a speech last Wednesday, May told the story of how he was contacted not too long ago, so he could help someone retrieve their crypto assets. “About six months ago, a Russian guy contacted me on Linkedin with an intriguing offer,” May said on Youtube . “He had hundreds of thousands of dollars in Bitcoin keys locked in a zip file, and he couldn’t remember the passw