New Windows Zero-Day Claims BitLocker Bypass Amid Microsoft Disclosure Fight

A new Windows zero-day reportedly bypasses BitLocker, adding pressure on Microsoft as researchers debate the exploit’s real-world impact.
TechRepublic

Microsoft Warns: Windows Zero-Day ‘YellowKey’ Can Bypass BitLocker

Microsoft has released a temporary mitigation for YellowKey, a Windows zero-day that can reportedly bypass BitLocker protections. Microsoft has moved to contain the newly disclosed Windows zero-day ...
JD Supra

YellowKey Zero-Day and the BitLocker Bypass: Compliance and Incident Response Implications

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 ...
PC World

Microsoft Exchange hacked, Defender broken, BitLocker bypassed

PCWorld reports that Microsoft faces multiple critical security breaches, including an actively exploited Exchange Server spoofing vulnerability and a BitLocker bypass exploit called YellowKey. The ...
TechSpot

A security researcher says Microsoft secretly built a backdoor into BitLocker, releases an exploit to prove it

The Epitome of WTF: A researcher known as "Nightmare-Eclipse" recently released YellowKey, a security vulnerability that allegedly enables a full bypass of BitLocker's full-volume encryption. The ...
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Windows 11’s April patch is triggering BitLocker issues, here’s how to fix it

On April 14, 2026, Microsoft began rolling out the April 2026 Security Update (KB5083769) for Windows 11, introducing several visual changes, improvements, and fixes. However, as with previous updates ...