Vulnerabilities Hackers Earn $886,000 at Pwn2Own Automotive 2025 for Charger, OS, Infotainment Exploits Pwn2Own Automotive 2025 has come to an end and participants have earned a total of $886,000 for exploits targeting EV chargers and infotainment systems. Eduard KovacsJanuary 24, 2025
IoT Security Tesla Charger Exploits Earn Hackers $129,000 at Pwn2Own Hackers earned more than $700,000 on the first two days of Pwn2Own Automotive 2025 for EV charger and infotainment exploits. Eduard KovacsJanuary 23, 2025
Vulnerabilities Over $380,000 Paid Out on First Day of Pwn2Own Automotive 2025 $380,000 paid out on the first day of Pwn2Own Automotive 2025 for exploits targeting car infotainment units, operating systems, and chargers. Eduard KovacsJanuary 22, 2025
Vulnerabilities QNAP Patches Vulnerabilities Exploited at Pwn2Own QNAP has released patches for multiple high-severity QTS and QuTS Hero vulnerabilities disclosed at the Pwn2Own Ireland 2024 hacking contest. Ionut ArghireDecember 9, 2024
Vulnerabilities Synology, QNAP, TrueNAS Address Vulnerabilities Exploited at Pwn2Own Ireland Synology, QNAP and TrueNAS have started patching and mitigating the vulnerabilities exploited recently at Pwn2Own Ireland 2024. Eduard KovacsOctober 30, 2024
Vulnerabilities Over $1 Million Paid Out at Pwn2Own Ireland 2024 Pwn2Own Ireland 2024 participants have earned over $1 million for camera, printer, NAS device, smart speaker and smartphone exploits. Eduard KovacsOctober 25, 2024
Vulnerabilities Samsung Galaxy S24 Hacked at Pwn2Own Ireland 2024 Over $350,000 was paid out on day 2 of Pwn2Own Ireland 2024, including $50,000 for an exploit targeting the Samsung Galaxy S24. Eduard KovacsOctober 24, 2024
Vulnerabilities White Hat Hackers Earn $500,000 on First Day of Pwn2Own Ireland 2024 Pwn2Own Ireland 2024 participants have earned half a million dollars on the first day for hacking NAS devices, cameras, speakers and printers. Eduard KovacsOctober 23, 2024
Vulnerabilities Second Pwn2Own Automotive Contest Offers Over $1 Million in Prizes ZDI offers over $1 million in cash and prizes at the next Pwn2Own Automotive hacking contest, set for January 2025 in Tokyo. Ionut ArghireSeptember 25, 2024
Vulnerabilities $300,000 Offered for WhatsApp Exploit at Pwn2Own Ireland The Pwn2Own hacking competition is moving to Ireland and $300,000 is being offered for a zero-click exploit against WhatsApp. Eduard KovacsJuly 19, 2024
Vulnerabilities VMware Patches Vulnerabilities Exploited at Pwn2Own 2024 VMware has patched three vulnerabilities exploited earlier this year at the Pwn2Own hacking competition. Eduard KovacsMay 14, 2024
Vulnerabilities Google Patches Chrome Flaw That Earned Hackers $42,500 at Pwn2Own Google pushes a new Chrome update to patch another zero-day vulnerability demonstrated at a hacking contest. Ionut ArghireApril 3, 2024