Saturday, January 24, 2026

FBI bypasses "impenetrable" encryption using BitLocker keys supplied by Microsoft

 Microsoft has confirmed that it works with law enforcement agencies when it gets a valid court order or warrant, even to the extent of providing BitLocker recovery keys to law enforcement agencies. Forbes uncovered this disclosure following a federal fraud investigation in Guam where the FBI successfully used keys supplied by Microsoft to unlock three encrypted laptops linked to a COVID-19 unemployment assistance scheme.

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