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Copy Fail, Dirty Frag and Fragnesia exist. What are you going to switch to now?
They will be patched. There is also no indication that they 'be been known and exploited till recently.
This was allegedly deliberately non patched to be exploited.
Getting a system without bugs and security issues is impossible, you can at least avoid intentional compromise.
Two of the three are being used in the wild, with Copy Fail being retroactively found at least 9 days before the disclosure.
What are the indications that the BitLocker vulnerability is already being utilised?
Alleged by a guy who was fired from Microsoft. I'd take that with a pinch of salt.
I agree! But other than one angry dude, not much else is pointing towards this being intentional - so far! Let's see how things go.
That being said, open source repos are being attacked constantly with attempts at intentional malicious code injection - I'm sure you've heard of XZ Utils? How many others went through and are being exploited without anyone noticing?
Those are potential vulnerabilities that can be patched. This is an indication that MS intends for bitlocker which you really need to be secure to bother using windows on a laptop to never be secure by design.
"Potential"? They are actively being exploited. And they don't require physical access to the device.
I always wonder whether to block people like you.
Sometimes I see your comments and get angry at how stupid you are.
Other times I see your comments and become really aware of how intelligent I am compared to... whatever the hell you are.
I mean, if you have nothing of value to say, why even make a comment? Just block me and move on, mate.
Or, I don't know, engage and tell say why you think this comment was stupid?
Nah, waste of keystrokes
And yet you replied again...