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This worrying Microsoft BitLocker backdoor can grant full access to a locked drive

Chaotic Eclipse leaks two new Windows flaws: YellowKey (BitLocker bypass) and GreenPlasma (privilege escalation) YellowKey abuses WinRE to bypass BitLocker; verified by Kevin Beaumont, though ...
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Microsoft just rushed out a fix for 'YellowKey' — a Windows flaw that lets attackers pop open BitLocker-encrypted drives and read what's inside

Microsoft has confirmed a vulnerability in Windows Recovery Environment that can let an attacker with physical access bypass BitLocker encryption and read the contents of a protected drive. The flaw, ...
Bleeping Computer

Microsoft disables BitLocker security fix, advises manual mitigation

Microsoft has disabled a fix for a BitLocker security feature bypass vulnerability due to firmware incompatibility issues that were causing patched Windows devices to go into BitLocker recovery mode.
JD Supra

YellowKey Zero-Day and the BitLocker Bypass: Compliance and Incident Response Implications

A publicly disclosed and widely unpatched zero-day vulnerability, named YellowKey, permits anyone with physical access to a device running Windows 11 or Windows Server 2022/2025 to bypass BitLocker ...
Techno-Science.net

BitLocker Recovery Key Saved My PC: Here’s How I Found and Used it

BitLocker locked me out of my PC after a system update, but the recovery key saved me. I found it on my Microsoft account under the device’s details and used it to unlock each encrypted drive. It’s a ...