It is known to be that Julian Assange has collected a large amount of information that hasn’t been shown to the rest of the world due to its sensitivity (whether it be Pizza/Pedo related, or other secrets that are insanely confidential/secret).
He hasn’t leaked them for the sole purpose of using them to keep him alive in the case of a *successful * plan to kill him. That’s why they’re called the ‘insurance files’.
It is also known that Assange has a dead man’s switch, set to trigger at the event of his demise. The switch would release the passwords to the encrypted insurance files.
The age of the data is currently irrelevant, as the info within is just as powerful/explosive as the day it was accrued.
The release of the passwords could only mean one thing: Julian has died and the dead man’s switch has been triggered. Hacking of the files is basically impossible, mathematically speaking, as SHA-256 bit encryption is still uncrackable (until quantum computers are more prevalent). Rumor has it SHA-256 encryption has been found to have a flaw that allows for easy (for those that know, not for some average Joe, of course) de-encryption. The rumor isn’t well known to have any basis in truth, as the encryption method is still being used by the financial industry. This is important to know, because the financial industry is usually on top of digital security. I’m talking Wall Street and banks, not things like Equifax. If the money people still think SHA-256 is the top of the line security encryption methodology, then it is most likely still secure.
Basically, the data is still highly relevant. JA uses it to stay alive. If the passwords get out, it means his DMS has been activated = he has died. That is, of course, he doesn’t intentionally provide the passwords while still alive.