I had 24 character pass-phrase.. I really thought Bitcoin would be different than the current monetary system. But we have a new 1 to 5% that can't have enough. It's much easier to take from those who are vulnerable to computer slang, coding, and have scraps. Society one day may change, but not any time soon. Looking forward to a cashless society. What would happen to crime greed. and envy in that place ? Hopefully die a long deserved death.. Long live TZM and the Venus project. 
These things go to show btc is not grandma easy and far from it. I don't think it's very far fetched if there are a group of gov computer hackers stealing btc to give it a bad name. If you had a good passphrase on your wallet there's no way anyone could get them unless they knew the passphrase. Could anyone have gained access to it if you wrote it down or stored it on your computer somewhere?