I was wondering when a reporter would uncover this.

So BitLocker is super secure, right? Well... BitLocker recovery keys are backed up to Microsoft's Cloud - and they give them out to law enforcement on request. Using the BitLocker recovery key, you can just unlock the device without a PIN etc.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2026/01/22/microsoft-gave-fbi-keys-to-unlock-bitlocker-encrypted-data/

Did you miss our @defcon panel this year? You're in luck, it's on YouTube!

Check out hacker history storytime hosted by @richinseattle @netspooky @chompie1337 with special guests!

Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TW-D1I27E08&t=2s

#DEFCON33 update:

Contest Winners are live on the DEF CON website! Check out the results on

https://defcon.org/html/defcon-33/dc-33-contest-results.html

We want to extend our gratitude to everyone who took part in contests this year and big congratulations to the victors.

#defcon #contests

The photos I shot for @defcon 33 are up!

I wanted to thank the team for all the hours and miles they put in! ASTCell, Silk, Gourry, AJ702, and M0nkeyDrag0n.

If you wish to rescind consent for your photo please let me know.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/r6_cannibal/albums/72177720328340248/

More days. More hacking. More Vegas.

Join us for our first-ever four-day courses this August 9-12. These longer courses will cover more ground, dive deeper, and push you further.

Las Vegas awaits – sign up today!
https://training.defcon.org/lasvegas2025

#defcon #defcon33 #defcontraining #cyber #cybersecurity #training #cybertraining #infosec #cyberdefense #hacking #redteam #IoT

Friendly reminder: #defcontraining Las Vegas is exiting #earlybird mode tomorrow! To get the best price, head to training.defcon.org and reserve your spot now.

#defcon

DEF CON Homework alert!

This Saturday #defconmovienight is showing ‘Wall-E’, a film that touches on many of the theme ideas of #defcon33.

Some questions to ponder when you watch our boxy little hero save the future:

Why is the ship called ‘Axiom’?
Are we closer to the cozy dystopia Wall-E suggests?
What do you think Earth looks like 10-20-100 years from the film’s ending?
How do we best resist the fate of the short-fingered humans of the Axiom?

Join us Saturday 8pm PDT in the movie-night-text channel of the discord (discord.gg/defcon) for film and conversation. Liquified pastries optional.

#defcon

Signal just used SetWindowDisplayAffinity to defeat Recall. The excludefromcapture flag was added eons ago to placate the DRM crowd.

https://signal.org/blog/signal-doesnt-recall/

#signal #recall