Hackers earn $1,132,500 for 29 zero-days at Pwn2Own Vancouver

March 22, 2024 at 01:13AM Pwn2Own Vancouver 2024 concluded with security researchers earning $1,132,500 by demonstrating 29 zero-day vulnerabilities across various categories, including web browsers, cloud-native/container, virtualization, enterprise applications, and automotive products. Notably, Manfred Paul and Team Synacktiv emerged as top performers by exploiting various software and winning cash prizes and a Tesla Model 3. … Read more

Pwn2Own Automotive: $1.3M for 49 zero-days, Tesla hacked twice

January 26, 2024 at 07:37AM Pwn2Own Automotive’s first edition ended with competitors earning $1,323,750, hacking Tesla twice, and demonstrating 49 zero-day bugs in electric car systems at the Tokyo, Japan contest. Team Synacktiv won $450,000, fuzzware.io $177,500, and Midnight Blue/PHP Hooligans $80,000. The next competition is scheduled for March 20th in Vancouver. Further details can … Read more

Tesla Hack Earns Researchers $100,000 at Pwn2Own Automotive

January 25, 2024 at 11:48AM The Pwn2Own Automotive hacking contest at the Automotive World conference in Tokyo has concluded its second day, with overall earnings exceeding $300,000. The Synacktiv team leads with $430,000, notably earning for exploiting Tesla systems. Additional awards were granted to other successful hacking attempts. Day three will involve further hacking attempts. … Read more