Security News > 2020 > November > NETGEAR Router, WD NAS Device Hacked on First Day of Pwn2Own Tokyo 2020
2020-11-06 15:52
Bug bounty hunters hacked a NETGEAR router and a Western Digital network-attached storage device on the first day of the Zero Day Initiative's Pwn2Own Tokyo 2020 hacking competition.
On the first day of the event, the NETGEAR Nighthawk R7800 router was targeted by Team Black Coffee, Team Flashback, and teams from cybersecurity firms Starlabs and Trapa Security.
The top rewards for hacking routers and NAS devices at Pwn2Own Tokyo 2020 is $20,000.
The second day of Pwn2Own Tokyo has already started.
It seems Pwn2Own Tokyo 2020 will focus on routers, NAS products and TVs. At last year's Pwn2Own Tokyo, participants earned a total of $315,000 for disclosing 18 different vulnerabilities.