Security researcher describes freshly uncovered Windows 11 vulnerability as 'one of the most insane discoveries I…
A security researcher known as Nightmare-Eclipse has discovered a BitLocker bypass vulnerability in Windows 11, dubbed YellowKey. The exploit allows attackers to access encrypted drives by abusing the Windows Recovery Environment, a vulnerability that does not appear to affect Windows 10. Microsoft has acknowledged the issue as a security feature bypass.
- Entities
- Company: Microsoft
- Game: Windows 11
- Topic: Cybersecurity
- Topic: Vulnerabilities
- Topic: Operating Systems
- Game: Windows 10
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