security Source: BleepingComputer

📅 30 September 2026 at 12:30 AM UTC

New Spectre v2 attack variant leaks Linux root password hash in minutes

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A new Branch Target Reuse (BTR) attack has been devised that can recover root password hashes on Intel computers running Linux in 3-5 minutes on average. [...]

Publication Reference: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-spectre-v2-attack-variant-leaks-linux-root-password-hash-in-minutes/

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