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Microsoft BitLocker encryption hacked by a cheap off-the-shelf Raspberry Pi Pico


Security researcher Stacksmashing showed how hackers may use a $4 Raspberry Pi Pico to retrieve the BitLocker encryption key from Windows PCs in just 43 seconds.

Security researcher Stacksmashing showed how hackers may use a $4 Raspberry Pi Pico to retrieve the BitLocker encryption key from Windows PCs in just 43 seconds, in a YouTube video. So the security hacker, Stacksmashing (YouTube), found the communication lanes (LPC bus) between the external TPM and the CPU are completely unencrypted on boot-up. Security researcher Stacksmashing made it clear that the Windows BitLocker and external TPMs aren’t as foolproof as many individuals and companies think.

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