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IoT Category Added to Pwn2Own Hacking Contest
2018-09-05 06:00

This year’s mobile-focused Pwn2Own hacking competition organized by Trend Micro’s Zero Day Initiative (ZDI) will include a new category for Internet of Things (IoT) devices. read more

Hackers Awarded $267,000 at Pwn2Own 2018
2018-03-16 09:01

White hat hackers have earned a total of $267,000 at this year’s Pwn2Own competition for exploits targeting Microsoft Edge, Apple Safari, Oracle VirtualBox and Mozilla Firefox. On the first day,...

Edge, VirtualBox, Safari Hacked at Pwn2Own 2018
2018-03-15 06:01

White hats managed to hack Microsoft Edge, Apple Safari and Oracle VirtualBox on the first day of the Pwn2Own 2018 competition taking place these days alongside the CanSecWest conference in...

New Targets, $2 Million in Prizes Announced for Pwn2Own 2018
2018-01-25 15:32

Trend Micro’s Zero Day Initiative (ZDI) announced on Thursday that this year’s Pwn2Own hacking competition offers $2 million in cash and prizes, with several new pieces of software added to the...

Chain of 11 Bugs Takes Down Galaxy S8 at Mobile Pwn2Own
2017-11-02 17:35

Researchers from MWR Labs used 11 vulnerabilities across six different mobile applications to execute code on a Samsung Galaxy S8 at Mobile Pwn2Own.

Samsung, Apple, Huawei Phones Hacked at Mobile Pwn2Own
2017-11-01 11:44

Researchers have managed to hack the Samsung Galaxy S8, the iPhone 7 and the Huawei Mate 9 Pro on the first day of the Mobile Pwn2Own 2017 competition taking place alongside the PacSec conference...

Over $500,000 Up For Grabs at Mobile Pwn2Own 2017 Hacking Competition (Security Week)
2017-08-29 18:06

Trend Micro this week said that it will offer over $500,000 in cash prizes at Zero Day Initiative’s Mobile Pwn2Own contest, set to take place Nov. 1-2, during the PacSec 2017 Conference in Tokyo,...

Apple Patches Pwn2Own Vulnerabilities in Safari, macOS, iOS (Threatpost)
2017-05-16 17:56

Apple fixed 66 vulnerabilities - many found at March's Pwn2Own competition - across seven product lines, including Safari, iTunes, macOS, and iOS, on Monday.