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Mental Outlaw - A Hacker Found The BitLocker Backdoor (inv.nadeko.net)

submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by BillMangionee@lemmy.ml to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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[–] voxel@feddit.uk 27 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (4 children)

I must say that Mental Outlaw is known for using the wrong terminology, for example calling closed-source software "spyware", which bothers everyone who works in the cybersecurity industry because this is blatantly wrong. I assume it's the same story with this supposed "backdoor".

[–] overload@sopuli.xyz 15 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Mental outlaw is a bit of nutter IMO. I couldn't live with that level of paranoia, so I stopped watching him.

[–] JamesBoeing737MAX@sopuli.xyz 10 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Also, extremely right-wing coded conspiracies.

[–] overload@sopuli.xyz 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Yeah that too was a big reason why I stopped.

[–] agentTeiko@piefed.social 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Yeah it so sad to start watching an Linux content creator. Yet again having to drop them when they are yet another alt-right wing nutjob.

[–] overload@sopuli.xyz 6 points 2 months ago

You're into Linux because either you want to escape capitalism/closed source monitoring every aspect of your life, or because muh freedom.

[–] Hiro8811@lemmy.world 15 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

It's a zero day that breaks bitlocker using some files on a USB.

Also spyware and bloatware are fairly often used for closed-source software because almost always closed-source code is either spyware or bloatware or both.

[–] aev_software@programming.dev 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

So... can the FsTx file from my computer disable bitlocker on yours? Because that would be interesting.

[–] Hiro8811@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I'm not even sure what FsTx is but my guess is that you need a patched one, although it'd be an interesting to try if you got two PCs

[–] Doorknob@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago

Correct, there is extremely scant evidence for it being a backdoor in the video

[–] BillMangionee@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 months ago

I'm sure you're right, but it helps for a normie to privacy/security like my self, and viewer engagement.

You're right in that this isn't a backdoor. Its an exploit hes calling a backdoor.