Pwn2Own

Pwn2Own 2018 Expands Targets And Raises Prize Pool To $2MPwn2Own 2018 Expands Targets And Raises Prize Pool To $2M

Pwn2Own 2018 Expands Targets And Raises Prize Pool To $2M

For first time at Pwn2Own, researchers will take aim at Oracle's VirtualBox, as well as the open-source Nginx web server…

7 years ago
Pwn2Own Hackers Earn $340,000 Exploiting Windows, macOSPwn2Own Hackers Earn $340,000 Exploiting Windows, macOS

Pwn2Own Hackers Earn $340,000 Exploiting Windows, macOS

The second day of the Pwn2Own 2017 hacking competition reveals Windows, macOS, Adobe Flash and web browser exploits

8 years ago
Firefox, Safari And Internet Explorer Are All Broken At Pwn2OwnFirefox, Safari And Internet Explorer Are All Broken At Pwn2Own

Firefox, Safari And Internet Explorer Are All Broken At Pwn2Own

French exploit merchant Vupen walks away with most of the prize money on the first day of Pwn2Own

11 years ago
HP To Battle Google Staff In Hacking ContestHP To Battle Google Staff In Hacking Contest

HP To Battle Google Staff In Hacking Contest

Security staff from Hewlett-Packard and Google are to compete in a web browser hacking contest

11 years ago
Pwn2Own Winners Hack iPhone 5 And Samsung Galaxy S4Pwn2Own Winners Hack iPhone 5 And Samsung Galaxy S4

Pwn2Own Winners Hack iPhone 5 And Samsung Galaxy S4

Apple and Samsung have some fixing to do after Chinese and Japanese teams show of exploits

11 years ago
Pwn2Own Hackers To Compete For $300,000 In PrizesPwn2Own Hackers To Compete For $300,000 In Prizes

Pwn2Own Hackers To Compete For $300,000 In Prizes

HP's second annual Mobile Pwn2Own event will reward security researchers from a prize pool of $300,000, up from $240,000 last…

12 years ago
Post-PWN2OWN: Are Exploit Sellers Playing Nicer?Post-PWN2OWN: Are Exploit Sellers Playing Nicer?

Post-PWN2OWN: Are Exploit Sellers Playing Nicer?

PWN2OWN paid money for security attacks. It could mark a turning point controversy over exploit sellers, says Tom Brewster

12 years ago
Microsoft Readies Four Critical Fixes For Patch TuesdayMicrosoft Readies Four Critical Fixes For Patch Tuesday

Microsoft Readies Four Critical Fixes For Patch Tuesday

IE10 flaw uncovered by VUPEN during PWN2OWN not addressed in latest update

12 years ago
Pwn2Own Hackers Down Browsers, Java, Adobe Plug-insPwn2Own Hackers Down Browsers, Java, Adobe Plug-ins

Pwn2Own Hackers Down Browsers, Java, Adobe Plug-ins

The annual hacking contest in Canada has successfully compromised Java, Adobe plug-ins, as well as IE10, Firefox and Chrome

12 years ago
Pwn2Own Hacking Contest Offers More Than $500,000 In PrizesPwn2Own Hacking Contest Offers More Than $500,000 In Prizes

Pwn2Own Hacking Contest Offers More Than $500,000 In Prizes

The Pwn2Own competition has raised its bounties for working exploits aimed at browsers and browser plug-ins

12 years ago
Mozilla Releases Firefox 11Mozilla Releases Firefox 11

Mozilla Releases Firefox 11

New open source browser version arrives despite fears of Pwn2own delay

13 years ago
Google Pays Out As Two Zero-Day Exploits Found In ChromeGoogle Pays Out As Two Zero-Day Exploits Found In Chrome

Google Pays Out As Two Zero-Day Exploits Found In Chrome

Google's browser exploited twice in hacking contests at CanSecWest conference

13 years ago
Apple Fixes Pwn2Own Bug in Mac OS XApple Fixes Pwn2Own Bug in Mac OS X

Apple Fixes Pwn2Own Bug in Mac OS X

Latest Mac OS X 10.6.7 flaws get patched, with iOS 4.3.1 fix rumoured to be coming soon

14 years ago
RIM Recommends Temporary Action On Pwn2Own ExploitRIM Recommends Temporary Action On Pwn2Own Exploit

RIM Recommends Temporary Action On Pwn2Own Exploit

RIM has recommended that users disable JavaScript entirely on the BlackBerry while it readies a patch

14 years ago
Safari, IE 8 Fall To Pwn2Own HackersSafari, IE 8 Fall To Pwn2Own Hackers

Safari, IE 8 Fall To Pwn2Own Hackers

Pwnd! Safari on MacOS X and Internet Explorer 8 on Windows 7 fall on first day of contest

14 years ago

Chrome Plugs More Holes Ahead Of Hack Contest

Google patched 25 new flaws ahead of Pwn2Own contest and Chrome 10 release

14 years ago

No Patch For IE Browser Before Pwn2Own Hackfest

Unlike Microsoft, targets Apple, Mozilla, and Google are fixing their browsers before the Canadian hacking contest

14 years ago

Apple iPhone And Popular Browsers Exposed in Hacking Contest

The annual hacking contest at the CanSecWest security conference has once again exposed vulnerabilities, this time with Firefox and Internet…

15 years ago