Security News > 2011 > March > iPhone, BlackBerry tumble to Pwn2Own hackers

http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9214169/iPhone_BlackBerry_tumble_to_Pwn2Own_hackers By Gregg Keizer Computerworld March 10, 2011 Apple's iPhone 4 and RIM's BlackBerry Torch 9800 both succumbed to hackers today at Pwn2Own, but two other smartphones running Android and Windows Phone 7 were unchallenged, the contest's sponsor said. Charlie Miller became the first "four-peat" at Pwn2Own when he teamed with Dion Blazakis to take down the iPhone. Both Miller and Blazakis work for the Baltimore-based consulting firm Independent Security Evaluators (ISE). Miller has walked off with winnings from Pwn2Own four years running -- 2008 through 2011 -- twice as many times as anyone else. "Every other year I've had an exploit ready to go for months," said Miller in an interview after the win. "But this was a different experience, working under the time pressure because we were working on [the iPhone] exploit the night before." [...] ___________________________________________________________ Tegatai Managed Colocation: Four Provider Blended Tier-1 Bandwidth, Fortinet Universal Threat Management, Natural Disaster Avoidance, Always-On Power Delivery Network, Cisco Switches, SAS 70 Type II Datacenter. Find peace of mind, Defend your Critical Infrastructure. http://www.tegataiphoenix.com/

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