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New Spectre v2 attack variant reportedly recovers Linux root password hashes in minutes
BleepingComputer reports that the Branch Target Reuse (BTR) attack can recover root password hashes on Intel computers running Linux in 3–5 minutes on average.
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BleepingComputer describes Branch Target Reuse (BTR) as a new Spectre v2 attack variant that can recover Linux root password hashes on Intel computers in 3–5 minutes on average.
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