Microsoft may give your encryption key to law enforcement upon valid request - here's how to keep it safe ...

Microsoft has reportedly provided the FBI with BitLocker encryption keys to unlock encrypted data on three suspect laptops, aiding a federal investigation.

BitLocker is encryption software that is enabled by default on many Windows PCs, and its primary function is to encrypt data on your PC in case it is lost or stolen. BitLocker encryption can be ...

The disclosure underscores how recovery keys stored in Microsoft’s cloud can be accessed under warrant, even when enterprise ...

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 ...

Back in May, a report suggested that Microsoft was looking to default-encrypt Windows 11 24H2 Home PCs. This could lead to potential performance loss, even on fast NVMe SSDs, though CPUs can be a ...

Microsoft has confirmed that it provided BitLocker recovery keys to the FBI in response to a valid legal order, giving investigators the ability to decrypt hard drives that would otherwise have been ...

BitLocker locked me out of my PC after a system update, but the recovery key saved me. I found it on my Microsoft account under the device’s details and used it to unlock each encrypted drive. It’s a ...

Earlier this year, the FBI served Microsoft with a search warrant requesting recovery keys for encrypted data stored on three laptops. Microsoft complied. Marking the first known instance in which the ...