New Spectre v2 attack variant leaks Linux root password hash in minutes
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How reporting on this topic developed over time — coverage by day, outlet counts, and multi-source storylines where they exist.
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What HappeningNow has tracked so far
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- Aug 21
- Latest update
- Sep 29
- Outlets
- 2
- Stories
- 3
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Microsoft Defender's Own Driver Can Be Weaponized to Delete Security Software at Boot The Hacker News · Aug 21, 2026 -
Latest update
Most recent tracked report from BleepingComputer.
New Spectre v2 attack variant leaks Linux root password hash in minutes BleepingComputer · 1h ago
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3 reports in date order. Not enough independent coverage yet to show a development timeline.
