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commander@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 24 hours ago

Microsoft gave FBI a set of BitLocker encryption keys to unlock suspects' laptops: Reports | TechCrunch

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The FBI served Microsoft a warrant requesting encryption recovery keys to decrypt the hard drives of people involved in an alleged fraud case in Guam.
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    if Microsoft has the power to give the keys to the feds what happens when Microsoft gets hacked?

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      Wouldn’t the hacker then need to track down your physical computer…steal it…use the bitlocker key…look to see if you actually have any data worth taking etc…?

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        Actually they’d probably set up a Bitlocker key shop on the dark web

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      or they give the keys or whatever data willingly, and then say they are hacked as an excuse.

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