Passphrase unavailable — exchange 2012

Survives

Case description

A user lost access to an exchange account after forgetting the login password. The exchange had no viable account recovery mechanism at the time. The user eventually regained access after a lengthy manual verification process with the exchange support team.

Custody context

Stress condition	Passphrase unavailable
Custody system	Exchange custody
Outcome	Survives
Documentation	Unknown
Year observed	2012
Country	Unknown

Structural dependencies observed

Institutional cooperation required

Outcome interpretation

Access remained possible under the reported conditions.

Source

Publicly Reported

Evidence type

Forum post

Evidence link

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=576337

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