Forensic tool cracks Windows Hello PIN codes
ElcomSoft cracks Windows Hello PIN codes with its forensics tool and attacks the LUKS2 encryption. This extends the range of forensic password recovery tools to include support for Windows Hello PIN codes on TPM-less computers. There is also support for the new LUKS2 specification for encrypted disks and containers in Linux. Microsoft implements PIN codes as part of Windows Hello authentication and recommends using PIN codes instead of a password. By default, PIN codes contain only digits, but alphanumeric PINs are also possible. While 4- to 6-digit PINs can be cracked in minutes, attacking an alphanumeric PIN…