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

·Source: BleepingComputer

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Executive Summary

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. [...]

Analysis

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. [...]
Source Attribution

Originally published by BleepingComputer on Sep 29, 2026.

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