XDA Developers

A new Windows 11 BitLocker bypass only needs a USB stick, and the researcher thinks it's a backdoor

I’m Adam Conway, an Irish technology fanatic with a BSc in Computer Science and I'm XDA’s Lead Technical Editor. My Bachelor’s thesis was conducted on the viability of benchmarking the non-functional ...
hothardware.com

YellowKey Tool Bypasses Windows 11 BitLocker Using Only a USB Stick

Update 5/21: Since this article was released, recommend mitigations for YellowKey and other attacks have been released, as well as a full patch for BlueHammer. Nightmare-Eclipse, a cybersecurity ...
IT News For Australia Business

USB stick opens Windows BitLocker drives in new zero-day

An unnamed security researcher using the monikers "Nightmare-Eclipse" and "Chaotic Eclipse" has published a simple bypass for Microsoft's disk encryption technology BitLocker on Windows, using a ...
IT-Administrator

BitLocker-Lücke ohne Patch: Was Admins jetzt tun müssen

Ein präparierter USB-Stick, ein Neustart und ein gehaltener Tastendruck – mehr braucht es nicht, um BitLocker auf Windows-Systemen auszuhebeln. Microsoft hat reagiert, doch ein richtiger Patch lässt ...