XDA Developers on MSN

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

Apparently, not even TPM+PIN is safe from YellowKey.
Tom's Hardware on MSN

Microsoft BitLocker-protected drives can now be opened with just some files on a USB stick

Also, it's a twofer with the GreenPlasma zero-day local privilege escalation.

How To Mitigate The Microsoft Windows BitLocker YellowKey USB 0-Day

Following the release of a BitLocker zero-day security bypass by a disgruntled hacker, Microsoft has now offered mitigation ...
TweakTown

Security researcher finds zero-day exploit that defeats Windows 11 BitLocker, calls it an insane 'backdoor' discovery

Users who rely solely on TPM-based BitLocker are most at risk, while those with a PIN or USB security key at boot are ...

YellowKey Tool Bypasses Windows 11 BitLocker Using Only a USB Stick

Nightmare-Eclipse, the researcher known for disclosing three recent Windows Defender exploits, reveals that BitLocker can be defeated with a USB stick.

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 apparently blames researcher for publicly exposing a Windows 11 Recovery flaw

Microsoft appears to blame a security researcher for publicly revealing a legitimate Windows 11 Recovery vulnerability ...
TechSpot

A security researcher says Microsoft secretly built a backdoor into BitLocker, releases an exploit to prove it

The Epitome of WTF: A researcher known as "Nightmare-Eclipse" recently released YellowKey, a security vulnerability that allegedly enables a full bypass of BitLocker's full-volume encryption. The ...

Windows BitLocker zero-day gives access to protected drives, PoC released

A cybersecurity researcher has published proof-of-concept (PoC) exploits for two unpatched Microsoft Windows vulnerabilities ...

Two Unpatched Windows Exploits Target BitLocker, SYSTEM Access

Two unpatched Windows exploit PoCs target BitLocker protections and privilege controls after Microsoft’s May Patch Tuesday ...

Windows vulnerabilities: BitLocker problem and privilege escalation

The IT researcher behind the "NightmareEclipse" project shows new vulnerabilities: "YellowKey" in BitLocker and privilege ...