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Researcher reveals USB-based BitLocker bypass in Windows 11

What is YellowKey?: A zero-day exploit allowing BitLocker bypass on Windows 11 and select servers using a USB stick and WinRE. Why it matters: It grants full access to encrypted drives without keys, ...
Ars Technica

Zero-day exploit completely defeats default Windows 11 BitLocker protections

A zero-day exploit circulating online allows people with physical access to a Windows 11 system to bypass default BitLocker protections and gain complete access to an encrypted drive within seconds.
TweakTown

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

Use left and right arrow keys to seek audio. A security researcher going by the alias Nightmare-Eclipse has uncovered a zero-day exploit they describe as one of the most insane discoveries ever, ...

Windows vulnerabilities: BitLocker problem and privilege escalation

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

Windows 11 receives BitLocker fix while Windows 10 users await update

Microsoft has patched a BitLocker recovery bug, but the fix is exclusive to Windows 11 version 25H2, leaving Windows 10 users in the lurch.