Google Chrome Hacker Wins $60K at Pwnium

Google has updated its Chrome browser, fixing an issue that was first uncovered at its Pwnium browser hacking contest. A Russian security researcher won $60,000 for demonstrating his exploit at the hackathon solely focused on Chrome hacks. View full post on firefox hacker – Yahoo! News Search Results View full…

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Google Chrome security busted by Pwnium hackers

During Google’s Pwnium contest at the CanSecWest security conference, Russian bug hunter Sergey Glazunov demonstrated a Chrome exploit that completely defeats the browser’s much touted security sandbox. Chrome is viewed as one of the most secure web browsers by the security community, primarily because of its sandboxed architecture, which restricts…

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