Home Security Vulnerability in popular bootloader puts locked-down Linux computers at risk By December 17, 2015 Pressing the backspace key 28 times can bypass the Grub2 bootloader’s password protection and allow a hacker to install malware on a locked-down Linux system. Complete Story Facebook Twitter Linkedin Email Print Previous articleAutomating Linux Server Configs with Puppet Next articleComo instalar Popcorn Time CE paso a paso en Linux Ubuntu Get the Free Newsletter! Subscribe to Developer Insider for top news, trends, & analysis Email Address By subscribing, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Subscribe Must Read News EndeavourOS Gemini Lands with the KDE Plasma 6 Desktop Environment Developer 5 Must-Try AI Tools for Linux Users in 2024 News Miracle-WM 0.2.0 Brings Floating Window Manager Support News Tails 6.2 Expands Multilingual Support News Fedora 40 Released, Here’s What’s New