WhatsApp lied about encryption? It matters less than you think
… Vulnerabilities are always a possibility—a fact made very real recently when the YellowKey exploit for BitLocker was made public. …
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BitLocker looks cooked, but don't panic (yet)
… It also ensures that any bad guys that try to YellowKey your PC will have to figure out the PIN before they can get in. …
RoguePlanet let hackers take over your PC. Microsoft just patched it
… Recently, the same security researcher shared information about a wide range of security vulnerabilities in Windows, including BlueHammer, RedSun, MiniPlasma, YellowKey, and more. …
Microsoft patches several zero-day vulnerabilities with emergency updates
… This one is called YellowKey and it allows an attacker who has physical access to a BitLocker-encrypted PC to get around BitLocker protection using a USB flash drive. …
Microsoft scrambles to patch a Defender security flaw called RoguePlanet
… Recently, the same security researcher has published information about a whole range of security vulnerabilities in Windows and its related software, including BlueHammer, RedSun, MiniPlasma, and YellowKey.
Windows BitLocker is fine. I still don't trust it with everything
… Then another BitLocker vulnerability came to light in June, found by the same researcher who discovered YellowKey. …
Microsoft patches a record 206 flaws—and one is already being exploited
… There's also CVE-2026-45585 and CVE-2026-50507, which target the "YellowKey" and "GreenPlasma" security flaws in BitLocker, which were disclosed by notorious security researcher Nightmare Eclipse. …