Annual CanSecWest conference in Vancouver and Pwnium Pwn2Own hacking contests, prizes, security researchers earned more than a million dollars to download code 34 serious zero-day flaws exposed , and the Canadian Red Cross for $ 82 , 000 earned more . On stage their attacks successfully demonstrate and walk away…
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…
Chrome Hacked at Pwn2Own and Pwnium Contests
Google’s browser falls in two separate hacking challenges as researchers probe for zero-day security holes. View full post on eSecurityPlanet RSS Feed View full post on National Cyber Security
Charlie Miller skipping Pwn2Own as new rules change hacking game
The annual Pwn2Own hacker contest kicks off today with new rules, controversy over disclosure and the absence of a regular participant. View full post on firefox hacker – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber Security
CanSecWest Pwn2Own hacker challenge gets a $105,000 makeover
HP Zero Day Initiatives revamps the annual hacker contest to put more zero-day vulnerabilities and exploits in play. View full post on firefox hacker – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber Security
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:…