Microsoft bans security researcher after Windows 11 BitLocker zero-day exploit release

A researcher accuses Microsoft of banning their GitHub and Microsoft accounts after publishing a Windows 11 BitLocker zero‑day exploit.

How To Mitigate The Microsoft Windows BitLocker YellowKey USB 0-Day

Following the release of a BitLocker zero-day security bypass by a disgruntled hacker, Microsoft has now offered mitigation ...
SecurityWeek

Microsoft Rolls Out Mitigations for ‘YellowKey’ BitLocker Bypass

Microsoft has announced mitigations for CVE-2026-45585, a BitLocker bypass triggered via FsTx in Windows Recovery.

Zero-day exploit completely defeats default Windows 11 BitLocker protections

A zero-day exploit circulating online allows people with physical access to a Windows 11 system to bypass default BitLocker ...
XDA Developers on MSN

A new Windows 11 BitLocker bypass only needs a USB stick, and the researcher thinks it's a backdoor

Apparently, not even TPM+PIN is safe from YellowKey.
Windows Report

Microsoft Criticizes YellowKey PoC as Researcher Fires Back

The YellowKey BitLocker exploit release has triggered another public clash between Microsoft and Nightmare-Eclipse.
HotHardware

YellowKey Tool Bypasses Windows 11 BitLocker Using Only a USB Stick

Update 5/21: Since this article was released, recommend mitigations for YellowKey and other attacks have been released, as well as a full patch for BlueHammer. Nightmare-Eclipse, a cybersecurity ...