Windows 11's default BitLocker encryption is put under additional scrutiny by a hacker who showcases an old bug still being exploitable.

After reports of widespread flaws in hardware-based SSD encryption, Microsoft has pushed out an update that defaults BitLocker protection to software-based AES encryption.

38C3: BitLocker encryption of Windows 11 bypassed without opening the PC Two years after a loophole was supposedly fixed, it can still be used to decrypt BitLocker-protected hard disks in Windows 11 ...

Then it uses BitLocker, a full disk encryption feature included with some versions of Microsoft Windows, to encrypt the files on the target endpoint.