Mental Outlaw - A Hacker Found The BitLocker Backdoor (inv.nadeko.net)
from BillMangionee@lemmy.ml to privacy@lemmy.ml on 17 May 16:15
https://lemmy.ml/post/47473075

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voxel@feddit.uk on 17 May 18:06 next collapse

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”.

BillMangionee@lemmy.ml on 17 May 18:11 next collapse

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.

Hiro8811@lemmy.world on 17 May 23:29 next collapse

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 on 18 May 10:50 collapse

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

Hiro8811@lemmy.world on 18 May 13:59 collapse

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 on 18 May 00:16 next collapse

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 on 18 May 08:31 collapse

Also, extremely right-wing coded conspiracies.

overload@sopuli.xyz on 18 May 10:28 next collapse

Yeah that too was a big reason why I stopped.

agentTeiko@piefed.social on 18 May 18:13 collapse

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 on 18 May 21:24 collapse

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 on 18 May 21:55 collapse

Well left wingers and the far right do have one thing in common, they’re usually both under lots of surveillance.

Doorknob@lemmy.world on 18 May 04:11 collapse

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

qwestjest78@lemmy.ca on 18 May 03:09 next collapse

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

magnue@lemmy.world on 18 May 04:59 next collapse

Dude buys all his haribo through mullvad with monero honest.

BillMangionee@lemmy.ml on 18 May 11:52 collapse

why?

stink@lemmygrad.ml on 18 May 23:58 collapse

Pretty sure he was glazing trump like hell a while back, unsubbed from him then.

rekabis@lemmy.ca on 18 May 05:23 next collapse

Oh no! Forbidden

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Why am I seeing this?
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Just some basic browser protections, and I get this. Is this enshittified Cloudflare v2.0?

umbrella@lemmy.ml on 19 May 00:40 collapse

this dude aside, pretty expected.

expect all proprietary software to be backdoored.