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Pwn2Own: What OS really won?
Apple had a rough security week. Vista was hacked. And Linux is unhackable. Those takeaways appear to be the consensus view following the Pwn2Own contest but it's not that simple. Under the...
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Mozilla knew of Pwn2Own bug before CanSecWest
The vulnerability was described as a "memory safety problem in the array.join function" and was bundled into a security advisory that carries a critical rating.
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Video: Microsoft responds to Pwn2Own IE hack
Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC) director Mike Reavey talks about the CanSecWest Pwn2Own challenge that saw a successful exploit of two zero-day vulnerabilities in the Internet Explorer 9...
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How Google set a trap for Pwn2Own exploit team
Here's the story of how a unique signature was used to figure out if exploit writers would take aim at the Flash Player plugin in Google Chrome browser.
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Pwn2Own 2012: IE 9 hacked with two 0day vulnerabilities
The code execution attack, which required no user action beyond browsing to a rigged web site, also works on Internet Explorer v10 (consumer preview) running on Windows 8.
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Pwn2Own 2012: Google Chrome browser sandbox first to fall
Exploit writers at VUPEN take special pleasure in attacking Google's Chrome browser, using a pair of zero-day flaws to defeat the browser's heralded sandbox.
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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.
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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.
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Apple patches Pwn2Own iPhone OS vulnerabilities
Apple has released a critical update for its flagship iOS mobile operating system to fix several gaping security holes, including a few that were used in successful exploits at this year's...
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Apple patches Pwn2Own flaw in massive Mac OS X update
Apple has shipped another Mac OS X mega-update with fixes for 54 security vulnerabilities, including one that was used to hijack an iPhone 4 device at this year's CanSecWest Pwn2Own hacker challenge.
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Google first to patch Pwn2Own WebKit vulnerability
Less that 24 hours after a team of researchers exploited a WebKit security hole to hack into RIM's BlackBerry smart phone, Google has issued a Chrome browser update to address the vulnerability.
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Microsoft: Pwn2Own flaw already fixed in IE9
Microsoft says the vulnerability used by researcher Stephen Fewer to exploit Internet Explorer 8 has already been fixed in the RC and RTM versions of Internet Explorer 9.
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Pwn2Own 2011: BlackBerry falls to WebKit browser attack
A trio of security researchers used the spotlight of the CanSecWest Pwn2Own contest here to exploit multiple WebKit vulnerabilities in an impressive browser attack against a BlackBerry Torch 9800...
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Charlie Miller wins Pwn2Own again with iPhone 4 exploit
Charlie Miller kept his Pwn2Own winning streak intact with another successful hack of an Apple product.
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Video: IE8 Pwn2Own winner Stephen Fewer
Threatpost.com editor Dennis Fisher talks to Pwn2Own winner Stephen Fewer about the contest, the challenge of attacking IE 8 and the utility of memory protections
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Pwn2Own 2011: IE8 on Windows 7 hijacked with 3 vulnerabilities
Using three different vulnerabilities and clever exploitation techniques, Irish security researcher Stephen Fewer successfully hacked into a 64-bit Windows 7 (SP1) running Internet Explorer 8 to...
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Safari/MacBook first to fall at Pwn2Own 2011
A team of security researchers from the French pen-testing firm VUPEN successfully exploited a zero-day flaw in Apple's Safari browser to win this year's Pwn2Own hacker challenge.
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Pwn2Own 2011: On cue, Apple drops massive Safari, iOS patches
With obvious eyes on this year's CanSecWest Pwn2Own hacker challenge, Apple today dropped two major security updates for Safari and iOS to fix more than 60 vulnerabilities that could be used to...
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Google Chrome gets last-minute bandaid before Pwn2Own
Google isn't taking any chances with this year's CanSecWest Pwn2Own hacker challenge. Just days before the annual contest where hackers are invited to break into the three main web browsers,...
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With Pwn2Own looming, Mozilla and Google ship browser patches
Less than a week before the annual CanSecWest Pwn2Own hacker challenge, two major browser vendors have shipped major updates to fix gaping security holes.
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