Recently Bought a Windows Computer? Microsoft Probably Has Your Encryption Key
New Windows devices have disk encryption turned on by default. But what happens to your recovery key?
Micah Lee
Micah Lee is The Intercept's former Director of Information Security. He's a security engineer and an open-source software developer who writes about technical topics, leaked datasets, and the far right. Micah is the author of Hacks, Leaks, and Revelations: The Art of Analyzing Hacked and Leaked Datasets, a hands-on book that teaches journalists, researchers, and activists how to download, research, analyze, and report on datasets.
Contacts:
- micah.lee@theintercept.com
- micah.01 on Signal
- @micahflee@infosec.exchange on Mastodon
- @micahflee.com on Bluesky
- @micahflee on X
Posts:
Edward Snowden Explains How To Reclaim Your Privacy
The NSA whistleblower sat down with <em>The Intercept</em>’s Micah Lee in Moscow.
Massive Hack of 70 Million Prisoner Phone Calls Indicates Violations of Attorney-Client Privilege
The exposure of millions of phone records across dozens of states sheds light on the dubious claims and practices of Securus Technologies.
How Scientists Search the Cosmos for Encrypted Alien Signals (And Other Ones Too)
Today I'm going to dive into the science of searching for extraterrestrial life in our galaxy, communicating across interstellar distances, and the role that encryption and information theory play in all of this.
Apple’s App Store Got Infected With the Same Type of Malware the CIA Developed
XCodeGhost tricks developers into releasing apps infected with malicious software — a technique pioneered by the CIA and described by <em>The Intercept</em> six months ago.
With Virtual Machines, Getting Hacked Doesn’t Have to Be That Bad
How to put a fake computer inside your real computer, protecting yourself from sketchy attachments, websites, and software.
How Hacking Team Created Spyware that Allowed the FBI To Monitor Tor Browser
In 2012, the company added a feature to its spyware to monitor traffic from Tor Browser on an infected device. Suddenly, a new world opened up to government agents — including at the FBI.
Chatting in Secret While We're All Being Watched
How to have encrypted chats across four computing platforms — without compromising your identity or partner.
Hacking Team Employee Jokes About Assassinating ACLU Technologist
Christopher Soghoian noticed Thursday that Hacking Team employee Daniele Milan had joked in April about gathering enough Bitcoins to pay for his assassination.
Spying on the Internet is Orders of Magnitude More Invasive Than Phone Metadata
The NSA's phone metadata program is being ended. But XKEYSCORE and mass internet surveillance almost certainly continues — and is more outrageous.