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Bootloader spoofing is a security technique discussed in the context of BitLocker disk encryption on Windows. Researchers from Fraunhofer SIT outlined attack scenarios where an attacker with physical access could manipulate the boot process to bypass BitLocker protections. Microsoft downplayed the threat, noting it requires multiple physical accesses to the machine. This tag covers discussions around such boot-level attacks and their implications for Windows security.
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Microsoft downplays Windows BitLocker attack threat
Link Removed Computerworld - Microsoft dismissed recently-disclosed threats to its BitLocker disk-encryption technology as "relatively low risk," noting that attackers must not only have physical access to a targeted PC, but must manipulate the machine two separate times. The company's move...- whoosh
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