Going a week without a major brand having its Twitter account compromised was starting to become a rare occurrence. Critics and users alike repeatedly called upon Twitter to release two-factor (or... read more
Featured Slideshow
Pwnium
Pwn2Own, Pwnium Attract Dollars and 0-Days by the Bushel
Submitted by l33tdawg on Tue, 2013-03-05 17:28
The new year is barely two months old and it's already been a brutal one for the disclosure of new vulnerabilities. Java, Adobe Reader, Flash, Google Chrome and a number of other widely deployed applications have all been hit with a slew of serious bugs in just the last few weeks. And that's likely to get worse this week as researchers convene in Vancouver for the Pwn2Own and Pwnium hacking contests.
- Read more about Pwn2Own, Pwnium Attract Dollars and 0-Days by the Bushel
- Log in or register to post comments
- 2062 reads
Google offers $3.14159 MILLION in prizes for hacking Chrome OS
Submitted by l33tdawg on Tue, 2013-01-29 12:55
Google has announced the target for its third Pwnium hacking contest, to be held at this year's CanSecWest security conference, with $3.14159m in prize money for the researchers who can successfully crack its Chrome OS operating system.
And yes, that figure is derived from the first six digits of π.
- Read more about Google offers $3.14159 MILLION in prizes for hacking Chrome OS
- Log in or register to post comments
- 1136 reads
Vupen says they wouldn't sell 'sandbox escape' details to Google for even $1 million
Submitted by l33tdawg on Thu, 2012-03-22 07:21
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 defeated the company’s defenses, it was only a third one that actually managed to get under Google’s skin.
- Read more about Vupen says they wouldn't sell 'sandbox escape' details to Google for even $1 million
- Log in or register to post comments
- 2564 reads