But here comes the funny part how did the specialist know that they was a bitcoin key phrase or something related in the hard drive, unless the funky guy must have blabbed all about it to him. Making the story even looking more made up.
Since I am somewhat familiar with the way these data recovery services work, I can assume that the guy may have inadvertently disclosed that there are bitcoin private keys or wallet files on the damaged hard drive. Data recovery professionals routinely inquire about the specific data types users seek to recover from compromised media. This information greatly aids the recovery process and improve success rates.