The FBI served Microsoft a warrant requesting encryption recovery keys to decrypt the hard drives of people involved in an alleged fraud case in Guam.

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Microsoft provided the FBI with BitLocker recovery keys to decrypt three laptops in a fraud investigation. By default, BitLocker recovery keys are uploaded to Microsoft's cloud, enabling law enforcement access with a warrant. Microsoft receives an average of 20 such requests annually. Security experts warn this practice creates privacy risks and potential vulnerabilities if Microsoft's cloud infrastructure is compromised by hackers, which has occurred multiple times in recent years.

Microsoft gave FBI a set of BitLocker encryption keys to unlock suspects’ laptops: reports