Mental Outlaw - A Hacker Found The BitLocker Backdoor

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voxel@feddit.uk · 28 pts · 82d (11 replies)

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".

Hiro8811@lemmy.world · 16 pts · 82d (2 replies)

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 pts · 81d (1 reply)

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

Hiro8811@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 81d

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

overload@sopuli.xyz · 15 pts · 82d (5 replies)

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 pts · 81d (4 replies)

Also, extremely right-wing coded conspiracies.

overload@sopuli.xyz · 6 pts · 81d (2 replies)

Yeah that too was a big reason why I stopped.

agentTeiko@piefed.social · 5 pts · 81d (1 reply)

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 pts · 81d

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

Pissed@lemmy.ml · 5 pts · 81d
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Doorknob@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 82d

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

BillMangionee@lemmy.ml · 1 pts · 82d

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.

qwestjest78@lemmy.ca · 16 pts · 82d (2 replies)

Mental Outlaw is a weird dude. I stopped watching them long ago.

magnue@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 81d

Dude buys all his haribo through mullvad with monero honest.

BillMangionee@lemmy.ml · 5 pts · 81d

why?

umbrella@lemmy.ml · 9 pts · 81d

this dude aside, pretty expected.

expect all proprietary software to be backdoored.

rekabis@lemmy.ca · 5 pts · 81d

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