Microsoft's BitLocker encryption comes with a catch: the keys may be on Microsoft's servers

Forbes reports that Microsoft complied with an FBI request for decryption keys to a suspect's personal laptops last year.

Microsoft’s BitLocker Policy Draws Scrutiny After FBI Access to Encrypted Windows Device

Microsoft has acknowledged that it can provide U.S. law enforcement agencies with access to BitLocker encryption keys when ...

Microsoft Reportedly Turned Over BitLocker Encryption Keys to the FBI

Forbes reported on Friday that Microsoft turned over recovery keys for BitLocker, allowing the FBI to access data stored on ...
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Report: Microsoft hands over keys for BitLocker-encrypted data to FBI

Microsoft tells told Forbes that it receives around 20 such requests for BitLocker keys every year.
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Microsoft gave the FBI BitLocker encryption keys to unlock laptops

Microsoft provided the FBI with BitLocker encryption recovery keys following a warrant request, allowing federal agents to ...

Microsoft Gave BitLocker Encryption Keys To The FBI, Report Claims

If your machine is uploading your BitLocker keys to Microsoft, Microsoft can and will give them to law enforcement, it turns ...
Cryptopolitan on MSN

Microsoft hands over BitLocker keys to FBI, exposing users to major privacy flaw

Microsoft handed over BitLocker recovery keys to the FBI, exposing Windows users’ privacy risks.

BitLocker: Microsoft provides keys to law enforcement

Microsoft stores the hard drive encryption key in customers' online accounts by default. It can be accessed there by court ...
Ars Technica

Newly discovered ransomware uses BitLocker to encrypt victim data

A previously unknown piece of ransomware, dubbed ShrinkLocker, encrypts victim data using the BitLocker feature built into the Windows operating system. BitLocker is a full-volume encryptor that ...