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Old BitLocker vulnerability exploited to bypass encryption on updated Windows 11 | Secure Boot? TPM? Full-disk encryption? All useless against resourceful hackers

According to a presentation shown during the recently held Chaos Communication Congress at the Chaos Computer Club (CCC), Windows BitLocker can be screwed without a screwdriver. A...

A Hacker named Thomas Lambertz found a way to exploit an old, supposedly fixed vulnerability in Microsoft's encryption tech, bypassing many security features to compromise a fully-updated Windows 11 setting. Lambertz was able to "repurpose" the bitpixie bug using the controversial Secure Boot technology to load an outdated Windows bootloader. Many corporate clients use BitLocker to secure their PC fleets, Lambertz noted, and the encryption technology is now being enabled by default on newer Windows 11 installations.

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