Pretty ironic when you realize MS was on Apple's side of the "unlocking" controversy. MS itself forgot to keep its own keys to Windows tablets, phones, HoloLens and other devices using UEFI Secure Boot safe and secure.
"Secure Boot is a built into the firmware of computer or the software as the case may be, allowing the computer/software to make failsafe checks before booting. Microsoft built Secure Boot to handle different types of malware specifically the rootkit malware which even antivirus tools can’t identify. If Microsoft’s Secure Boot detects tampered files or rootkit malware, it refuses to let the OS boot." - Techworm
"Microsoft kept its security keys in open, and then failed to correctly patch for the issue, resulting in an ongoing issue that “may not be possible to fully resolve.” “A backdoor,” the researchers noted, “which MS put in to secure boot because they decided to not let the user turn it off in certain devices, allows for secure boot to be disabled everywhere!”
The leaked Golden Key’s allows any person the ability to bypass Windows Secure Boot using the profiles Microsoft made public. The key not only allows hackers to replace Windows OS with something else such as Linux, but also “permits the installation and execution of bootkit and rootkits at the deepest level of the device.” - ibid
Truly swift. MS at work making your system securer. Thanks.
Source:
http://www.techworm.net/2016/08/microsofts-accidental-leak-secret-unlocking-keys-made-easier-hack-windows-devices.html