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All browsers fall at Pwn2Own but Chrome OS survives Pwnium
- No browser was left standing at this year's Pwn2Own hacking contest. The latest versions of Microsoft's Internet Explorer, Google's Chrome, and Mozilla's Firefox all succumbed to exploits on day one, with hackers targeting a variety of zero-day vulnerabilities on each…
Google improves Flash sandbox, Chrome safer than ever
- Google silently rolled out an update to Chrome which featured an unusual change, apparently one worthy of an announcement on the Chrome Blog: improved Adobe Flash plug-in sandboxing. The company claims its new method of fortifying Flash makes Adobe's plug-in…
Chrome hacked at Pwnium, "Pinkie Pie" does it again
- For the second time this year, hacker "Pinkie Pie" gave Google a run for its money -- and won. The clever hacker exploited yet another vulnerability in Chrome during the second Pwnium conference this year, netting himself (or perhaps herself)…
Galaxy S3 and iPhone 4S exploited at Pwn2Own competition
- Dutch security researchers were able to breach Apple’s mobile OS at a Pwn2Own competition during the EUSecWest security conference in Amsterdam, which opened its doors yesterday. The exploit used a zero-day vulnerability in iOS 5.1.1 and the Golden master of iOS 6 to…
Google announces Pwnium 2, $2m in rewards for Chrome hacks
- Google has announced it will host a second Pwnium hacking competition this October after withdrawing support for TippingPoint's annual Pwn2Own back in February. The event will take place at the Hack In The Box security conference in Malaysia. This time…
Weekend tech reading: Meet the hackers of Pwn2Own
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At a Google-run competition in Vancouver last month, the search giant’s famously secure Chrome Web browser fell to hackers twice. Both of the new methods used a rigged website to bypass Chrome’s security protections and completely hijack a target computer. But while those two hacks...
Google sets trap for Flash exploiters, crashes Chrome for users
- Last month, Google patched a critical Flash-based vulnerability which could allow hackers to circumvent Chrome's often trumpeted sandbox security feature. The update capped the maximum number of Flash JIT (just-in-time) pages to a level that which would exclude foreseeable exploits. After…
Google rushes out Chrome patch for sandbox exploit, other still lurks
- Shortly after two security researchers publicly bested Chrome at Pwn2Own and Pwnium a couple days ago, Google has rolled out a fix for one of the exploits. However, the second hack remains both a mystery and ominously at large.
Google Chrome breached at Pwn2Own and Pwnium
- Ending a three-year streak coming out unharmed at organized hacking challenges, Google's Chrome browser was breached at "Pwn2Own" and the company's own "Pwnium" event yesterday, both of which are running simultaneously at the CanSecWest security conference in Vancouver. …
Google wants hackers to hammer on Chrome for $1 million
- Google has withdrawn support for TippingPoint's annual Pwn2Own hacking competition following rule changes. Previously, entrants were required to reveal all the details about exploits used to compromise security. That stipulation no longer exists and folks are allowed to enter 2012's…
IE8 and Safari hacked at Pwn2Own, nobody tries Chrome
- Hackers successfully compromised Safari and Internet Explorer during the first day of Pwn2Own. The event began yesterday at 3:30PM PT and a group from French security firm Vupen exploited Safari 5 running on a MacBook Air in only five seconds,…
Pwn2Own 2011 coming March 9 with $125,000 prize pool
- TippingPoint has announced the fifth annual Pwn2Own competition, an event that challenges hackers to find security flaws in software such as web browsers. Pwn2Own 2011 will take place on March 9, 10 and 11 in Vancouver, BC during the CanSecWest…
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