IE9 hacked by VUPEN researchers at Pwn2Own

Internet Explorer 9 was the second browser to succumb to white-hat hackers during the Pwn2Own contest at the CanSecWest security conference in Vancouver. A team of vulnerability researchers from French security firm VUPEN Security exploited a pair of previously unknown vulnerabilities in the latest version of Microsoft’s browser yesterday. The…

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HP TippingPoint revamps Pwn2Own hacking contest, removes mobile hacks

Popular Pwn2Own hacking contest at the CanSecWest conference will be fairer to contestants and winners with larger cash prizes, says TippingPoint. <img alt="HP TippingPoint revamps Pwn2Own hacking contest, removes mobile hacks, Blog, hacking, Mobile, hacks, Removes, Contest, TippingPoint, revamps, Pwn2Own"height="0" width="0" border="0" style="display:none" src="http://segment-pixel.invitemedia.com/pixel?code=TechBiz &partnerID=167&key=segment”/> View full post on SearchSecurity:…

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