The disclosure underscores how recovery keys stored in Microsoft’s cloud can be accessed under warrant, even when enterprise data is encrypted. Microsoft gave Windows users’ BitLocker encryption keys ...

BitLocker encrypts your hard drive and requires a key to decrypt it. Microsoft may give your key to law enforcement upon a valid request. Don't save your key to the cloud; instead, store it locally or ...

Microsoft handed over encryption keys for its hard drive encryption software BitLocker to the FBI last year, complying with a search warrant tied to a fraud investigation in Guam. This marks the first ...

Microsoft provided the FBI with the recovery keys to unlock encrypted data on the hard drives of three laptops as part of a federal investigation, Forbes reported on Friday. Many modern Windows ...

Privacy advocates are worried about the precedent this sets and the potential for abuse. Privacy advocates are worried about the precedent this sets and the potential ...

Academic study finds 25 attack methods in major cloud password managers exposing vault, recovery, and encryption design risks.

Security experts have found serious security vulnerabilities in widely-used password managers. Here's what they advise users to do.

After Hurricane Helene struck western North Carolina in September 2024, Kevin Miller fired up his old chainsaw and spent hours sawing through trunks and limbs of downed trees. The toll was enormous: ...

Researchers at ETH Zurich have tested the security of Bitwarden, LastPass, Dashlane, and 1Password password managers.

A group of academic security researchers have detailed a set of vulnerabilities in four popular cloud-based password managers that could allow an attacker to view and change the passwords stored in a ...

Can't sign in because your Windows password box is missing? Here's how you can easily fix this Windows glitch.

Phishing attacks can cost businesses and consumers dearly, from million dollar losses to ruined credit scores and stolen bank accounts. Luckily, 1Password, one of the best password managers, has ...