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Bitlocker all of a sudden started asking me for a recovery key. It was never activated in the first place. I don’t know if it’s because of an update, I fudged a setting, or inserted new hardware when the power died.
I have checked my MS ac… Continue reading data recovery after wiping encrypted ssd
I have a bitlocker drive I would like to unlock, i didn’t setup a bitlockker so I don’t know what options were used, I also don’t have bitlocker password or recovery key
I can boot into windows 10 fine, but sadly I only have the user passw… Continue reading How would I unlock bitlocker drive [migrated]
We want to dispose of an old notebook whose display frame is damaged. It’s a Windows device with a BitLocker (TPM+PIN) encrypted SSD.
I am trying to devise a strategy for protecting the data on the drive from recovery that is both simple (… Continue reading Prepare Bitlocker protected PC for disposal
Malicious CAPTCHA distributed through ad networks delivers the Amadey Trojan or the Lumma stealer, which pilfers data from browsers, password managers, and crypto wallets. Continue reading Lumma/Amadey: fake CAPTCHAs want to know if you’re human
While installing Windows, you may see the “Windows cannot be installed. BitLocker drive encryption is enabled” error. This error occurs when the selected hard drive partition is protected with BitLocker. You cannot install Windows on that h… Continue reading Windows cannot be installed, BitLocker drive encryption is enabled
Let’s say I have a laptop with two different SSDs in it, each of them encrypted by Bitlocker, and each of them having their own unique Windows 11 installation.
If the primary SSD is encrypted with Bitlocker, and I boot up the secondary SSD… Continue reading Is a Bitlocker encrypted SSD at risk when booting from another SSD in the same machine?
I have learned about attacks where the BitLocker master key can be sniffed on its way from the CPU to the TPM using a logic analyzer. However, in computer configurations without TPMs, this is obviously not possible. Furthermore, as I under… Continue reading Is BitLocker susceptible to any known attacks other than bruteforcing when used with a very strong passphrase and no TPM?
In this report, Kaspersky researchers explore the most significant attacks of Q2 2024 that used a XZ backdoor, the LockBit builder, ShrinkLocker ransomware, etc. Continue reading IT threat evolution Q2 2024
I couldn’t believe how easy it is to activate the "hidden" Super Administrator account in Windows, that additionally not even has a password.
So that’s what I did just for fun/kick, additionally using the Bitlocker key that is re… Continue reading Hacked my way into company laptop – will IT notice? [closed]
Im about to upgrade my CPU that has TPM in it. Bitlocker is TPM+PIN+Keyfile. Now, naturally when upgrading CPU I will suspend Bitlocker, shutdown, change CPU and reboot. OK, I can understand that since plaintext key is/was stored in hdd, i… Continue reading How can Bitlocker do this?