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Microsoft BitLocker-protected drives can now be opened with just some files on a USB stick — YellowKey zero-day exploit demonstrates an apparent backdoor (www.tomshardware.com)

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YellowKey reportedly works in Windows 11, Windows Server 2022 and 2025, but not in Windows 10.

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[–] Squizzy@lemmy.world 8 points 5 months ago

You have just reminded me I could use this on the laptop my mother set up like five years ago and immediately forgot the password for.

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