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New ShrinkLocker ransomware decryptor recovers BitLocker password
Bitdefender has released a decryptor for the 'ShrinkLocker' ransomware strain, which uses Windows' built-in BitLocker drive encryption tool to lock victim's files.
- November 13, 2024
- 09:00 AM
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Microsoft disables BitLocker security fix, advises manual mitigation
Microsoft has disabled a fix for a BitLocker security feature bypass vulnerability due to firmware incompatibility issues that were causing patched Windows devices to go into BitLocker recovery mode.
- August 15, 2024
- 11:26 AM
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Microsoft fixes issue that sent PCs into BitLocker recovery
Microsoft has fixed a known issue causing some Windows devices to boot into BitLocker recovery after installing last month's Windows security updates.
- August 13, 2024
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Windows July security updates send PCs into BitLocker recovery
Microsoft warned that some Windows devices will boot into BitLocker recovery after installing the July 2024 Windows security updates.
- July 24, 2024
- 06:40 AM
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Chinese Cyberspies Employ Ransomware in Attacks for Diversion
Cyberespionage groups have been using ransomware as a tactic to make attack attribution more challenging, distract defenders, or for a financial reward as a secondary goal to data theft.
- June 27, 2024
- 12:20 AM
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New ShrinkLocker ransomware uses BitLocker to encrypt your files
A new ransomware strain called ShrinkLocker creates a new boot partition to encrypt corporate systems using Windows BitLocker.
- May 24, 2024
- 10:59 AM
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Microsoft fixes bug behind incorrect BitLocker encryption errors
Microsoft has fixed a known issue causing incorrect BitLocker drive encryption errors in some managed Windows environments.
- April 29, 2024
- 11:04 AM
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Microsoft working on a fix for Windows 10 0x80070643 errors
Microsoft is working to fix a known issue causing 0x80070643 errors when installing the KB5034441 security update that patches the CVE-2024-20666 BitLocker vulnerability.
- January 15, 2024
- 02:40 PM
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Microsoft shares script to update Windows 10 WinRE with BitLocker fixes
Microsoft has released a PowerShell script to automate updating the Windows Recovery Environment (WinRE) partition in order to fix CVE-2024-20666, a vulnerability that allowed for BitLocker encryption bypass.
- January 11, 2024
- 01:32 PM
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Windows 10 KB5034441 security update fails with 0x80070643 errors
Windows 10 users worldwide report problems installing Microsoft's January Patch Tuesday updates, getting 0x80070643 errors when attempting to install the KB5034441 security update for BitLocker.
- January 10, 2024
- 11:56 AM
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Microsoft warns of incorrect BitLocker encryption errors
Microsoft warned customers this week of incorrect BitLocker drive encryption errors being shown in some managed Windows environments.
- October 10, 2023
- 05:47 PM
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Microsoft shares guidance to detect BlackLotus UEFI bootkit attacks
Microsoft has shared guidance to help organizations check if hackers targeted or compromised machines with the BlackLotus UEFI bootkit by exploiting the CVE-2022-21894 vulnerability.
- April 12, 2023
- 12:39 PM
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Microsoft shares script to fix WinRE BitLocker bypass flaw
Microsoft has released a script to make it easier to patch a BitLocker bypass security vulnerability in the Windows Recovery Environment (WinRE).
- March 17, 2023
- 02:03 AM
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Microsoft: Iranian hackers encrypt Windows systems using BitLocker
Microsoft says an Iranian state-sponsored threat group it tracks as DEV-0270 (aka Nemesis Kitten) has been abusing the BitLocker Windows feature in attacks to encrypt victims' systems.
- September 08, 2022
- 11:30 AM
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Top Russian meat producer hit with Windows BitLocker encryption attack
Moscow-based meat producer and distributor Miratorg Agribusiness Holding has suffered a major cyberattack that encrypted its IT systems, according to a report from Rosselkhoznadzor - the Russian federal veterinary and phytosanitary supervision service.
- March 22, 2022
- 08:43 AM
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Windows 11 adds a BitLocker exclusion policy for USB drives
Microsoft has released a new Windows 11 build with a long list of changes, improvements, fixes for known issues, available for all Windows Insiders that will install the Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22579 pushed to the Dev Channel.
- March 18, 2022
- 04:36 PM
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Windows 10 Secure Boot update triggers BitLocker key recovery
Microsoft has acknowledged an issue affecting Windows 10 customers who have installed the KB4535680 security update that addresses a security feature bypass vulnerability in Secure Boot.
- February 16, 2021
- 12:38 PM
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The Week in Ransomware - January 22nd 2021 - Calm before the storm
Ransomware news is slow this week, with mostly small ransomware variants being released and a small number of attacks reported.
- January 22, 2021
- 07:28 PM
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CHwapi hospital hit by Windows BitLocker encryption cyberattack
The CHwapi hospital in Belgium is suffering from a cyberattack where threat actors claim to have encrypted 40 servers and 100 TB of data using Windows Bitlocker.
- January 21, 2021
- 11:22 AM
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Microsoft Announces Enhanced Enterprise BitLocker Management
Microsoft will add cloud-based and on-premises BitLocker management capabilities in enterprise environments via Microsoft Intune and System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) during the second half of 2019.
- May 08, 2019
- 08:23 AM
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