Security News > 2024 > March > Hackers earn $1,132,500 for 29 zero-days at Pwn2Own Vancouver

Pwn2Own Vancouver 2024 has ended with security researchers collecting $1,132,500 after demoing 29 zero-days.
Vendors have 90 days to release security fixes for zero-day vulnerabilities reported during Pwn2Own contests before TrendMicro's Zero Day Initiative discloses them publicly.
Manfred Paul won this year's edition of Pwn2Own Vancouver with 25 Master of Pwn points and $202,500 earned throughout the two-day competition after hacking the Apple Safari, Google Chrome, and Microsoft Edge web browsers.
Synacktiv also made Pwn2Own Vancouver 2024's Day 1 highlight reel after winning a Tesla Model 3 car and $200,000 after hacking the Tesla ECU with Vehicle CAN BUS Control in under 30 seconds using an integer overflow exploit.
Tesla hacked again, 24 more zero-days exploited at Pwn2Own Tokyo.
Tesla hacked, 24 zero-days demoed at Pwn2Own Automotive 2024.
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