Windows' built-in BitLocker encryption system has a glaring YellowKey-shaped flaw that Microsoft hasn't fixed yet, but unless ...

A publicly disclosed and widely unpatched zero-day vulnerability, named YellowKey, permits anyone with physical access to a device running Windows 11 or Windows Server 2022/2025 to bypass BitLocker ...

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.

Microsoft has confirmed a vulnerability in Windows Recovery Environment that can let an attacker with physical access bypass BitLocker encryption and read the contents of a protected drive. The flaw, ...

A new BitLocker bypass vulnerability, CVE-2026-50507, lets anyone holding your stolen Windows laptop read its encrypted files without a password. Microsoft scored it 6.8 and patched it in June 2026, ...

Microsoft's own security researchers uncovered a set of of vulnerabilities in the Windows Recovery Environment (WinRE), one of which could have allowed attackers with direct physical device access to ...

There is an abundance of free encryption tools, but if you’re running Windows, BitLocker is the only tool most people need, especially for home use. Although its encryption function is only available ...