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.
GIGAZINE

A vulnerability has been discovered that allows access to Microsoft BitLocker-protected drives using only files on a USB drive, without the recovery key.

A zero-day vulnerability called ' YellowKey,' which could potentially bypass Microsoft's BitLocker-encrypted drives, has been disclosed by security researcher Nightmare-Eclipse. Alongside this, ...
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 ...
Lifehacker

How Can I Access My External Drive If BitLocker Won't Let Me In?

Encryption is a wonderful thing. While I don’t run full-drive encryption on my Windows desktop at home—courtesy of BitLocker—that’s only because I’m the only one who ever uses my system and I don’t ...
MUO on MSN

Your Windows 11 drive is probably encrypted right now — here's where Microsoft hid the key

One BIOS update stands between you and a drive you can no longer access ...