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Hackers earn $1,078,750 for 28 zero-days at Pwn2Own Berlin
2025-05-19 14:03

The Pwn2Own Berlin 2025 hacking competition has concluded, with security researchers earning $1,078,750 after exploiting 29 zero-day vulnerabilities and encountering some bug collisions. [...]

Firefox Patches 2 Zero-Days Exploited at Pwn2Own Berlin with $100K in Rewards
2025-05-19 10:37

Mozilla has released security updates to address two critical security flaws in its Firefox browser that could be potentially exploited to access sensitive data or achieve code execution. The...

Hackers exploit VMware ESXi, Microsoft SharePoint zero-days at Pwn2Own
2025-05-16 15:23

During the second day of Pwn2Own Berlin 2025, competitors earned $435,000 after exploiting zero-day bugs in multiple products, including Microsoft SharePoint, VMware ESXi, Oracle VirtualBox, Red...

Windows 11 and Red Hat Linux hacked on first day of Pwn2Own
2025-05-15 15:48

On the first day of Pwn2Own Berlin 2025, security researchers were awarded $260,000 after successfully demonstrating zero-day exploits for Windows 11, Red Hat Linux, Docker Desktop, and Oracle...

Hackers get $886,250 for 49 zero-days at Pwn2Own Automotive 2025
2025-01-24 13:00

​The Pwn2Own Automotive 2025 hacking contest has ended with security researchers collecting $886,250 after exploiting 49 zero-days. [...]

Tesla EV charger hacked twice on second day of Pwn2Own Tokyo
2025-01-23 15:24

​Security researchers hacked Tesla's Wall Connector electric vehicle charger twice on the second day of the Pwn2Own Automotive 2025 hacking contest. [...]

Hackers exploit 16 zero-days on first day of Pwn2Own Automotive 2025
2025-01-22 14:38

On the first day of Pwn2Own Automotive 2025, security researchers exploited 16 unique zero-days and collected $382,750 in cash awards. [...]

Synology hurries out patches for zero-days exploited at Pwn2Own
2024-11-01 16:38

Synology, a Taiwanese network-attached storage (NAS) appliance maker, patched two critical zero-days exploited during last week's Pwn2Own hacking competition within days. [...]

QNAP patches second zero-day exploited at Pwn2Own to get root
2024-10-30 17:36

QNAP has fixed a second zero-day vulnerability exploited at the Pwn2Own Ireland 2024 hacking contest to gain a root shell and take over a TS-464 NAS device. [...]

QNAP fixes NAS backup software zero-day exploited at Pwn2Own
2024-10-29 17:35

QNAP has fixed a critical zero-day vulnerability exploited by security researchers on Thursday to hack a TS-464 NAS device during the Pwn2Own Ireland 2024 competition. [...]