Hack IE8, Firefox and win $100,000 in prizes

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Hack IE8, Firefox and win $100,000 in prizes

18 February 2010 2 Comments

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Hackers will take turns at breaking into computers running Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP and Mac OS X Snow Leopard via browser-related security holes at this year’s Pwn2Own contest held at the CanSecWest security conference in Vancouver, starting on March 24th 2010.

This year, the Pwn2Own organizers have also set up a special hack contest for mobile platforms, including Apple iPhone 3GS and RIM Blackberry Bold 9700. The main sponsor of the Pwn2Own contest, TippingPoint Zero Day Initiative (ZDI) is offering no less than $100,000 in prizes for the white hackers that will be able to break into the computers and devices selected as targets.

In Day 1, hackers will attempt to hack Internet Explorer 8 on Windows 7, Firefox 3 on Windows 7, Google Chrome 4 on Windows 7 and Apple Safari 4 on MacOS X Snow Leopard. Day 2 will have hackers target IE7 on Windows Vista, Firefox 3 on Windows Vista, Google Chrome 4 on Windows Vista and Apple Safari 4 on MacOS X Snow Leopard. In day 3, the following browsers will serve as targets for attacks: IE7 on Windows XP, Firefox 3 on Windows XP, Google Chrome 4 on Windows XP and Apple Safari 4 on MacOS X Snow Leopard.

hackers Hack IE8, Firefox and win $100,000 in prizes

“$60,000 of the total $100,000 cash prize pool is allotted to the mobile phone portion of the contest, each target is worth $15,000. A successful hack on these targets must result in code execution with little to no user-interaction. Expect updates on the rules as the contest approaches. The current target list is as follows: Apple iPhone 3GS, RIM Blackberry Bold 9700, a Nokia device running Symbian S60 (likely the E62), a Motorola phone running Android (likely the Droid),” Portnoy stated.

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