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Microsoft BitLocker-protected drives can now be opened with just some files on a USB stick — YellowKey zero-day exploit demonstrates an apparent backdoor (www.tomshardware.com)
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YellowKey reportedly works in Windows 11, Windows Server 2022 and 2025, but not in Windows 10.

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[–] FlexibleToast@lemmy.world 9 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Anything that isn't open source can't be secure. That doesn't mean that everything open source is secure though.

[–] luciferofastora@feddit.org 1 points 3 days ago

Anything human made is prone to all the errors humans make. At least with Open Source, there are more eyes that can spot mistakes, potentially even provide a fix.

Sure, that means bad actors can find them too. But closed source doesn't prevent that: Raising the hurdles may slow them down, but they if they have a financial incentive to keep trying, it won't stop them as effectively as it stops the type of people who would do a responsible disclosure instead of selling the information.