The malware program has been deployed across multiple sectors since April, helping to provide initial access sold to ransomware gangs.

Security researchers have released a proof-of-concept attack that can unlock BitLocker-protected Windows 11 drives within minutes on systems that remain exposed to a legacy Secure Boot trust path, ...

Here's what those enrolled in the Windows 10 Extended Security Updates program need to know about each monthly security update. Now updated for KB5094127, released on June 9, 2026. Windows 10 has ...

Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC) released a defensive blog post calling out the vindictive anonymous security researcher, known as Nightmare-Eclipse, for bypassing coordinated disclosure.

The -ForceDismount parameter forces Windows to close open files and immediately lock the drive. Note: Before using the -ForceDismount parameter, save all open files and close any apps using the drive, ...

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. Microsoft publishes angry hacker YellowKey zero-day mitigation. As an angry hacker going by ...

Microsoft on Tuesday rolled out mitigations for YellowKey, a recently disclosed zero-day vulnerability leading to BitLocker bypass. The issue, now tracked as CVE-2026-45585 (CVSS score of 6.8), can be ...

Microsoft on Tuesday released a mitigation for a BitLocker bypass vulnerability named YellowKey following its public disclosure last week. The zero-day flaw, now tracked as CVE-2026-45585, carries a ...

Microsoft Security Response Center has issued an emergency mitigation for a newly disclosed BitLocker bypass vulnerability known as “YellowKey,” after security researchers publicly released ...

Here’s a curious conundrum: You use Windows 11, but you also want to minimize your use of other Microsoft products and services. In other words, you wish to use Windows as originally intended, as an ...

The recent publication of a BitLocker bypass vulnerability reminds us that encryption strength will only be as secure as the recovery methods associated with it. There are two publicly disclosed ...

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.