Security researcher claims BitLocker bypass vulnerability may be intentional Microsoft backdoor
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Summary
A security researcher known as Nightmare-Eclipse has discovered and released YellowKey, a vulnerability that allegedly bypasses Microsoft's BitLocker full-volume encryption entirely. The researcher claims the flaw is so unusual that it may indicate Microsoft intentionally built a backdoor into the encryption system. An exploit has been released to demonstrate the vulnerability.
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one of the most 'insane' flaws they have ever encountered
YellowKey appears unusual for a previously unknown security bug
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