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PWN 2 PAWN: Why the Vista hacker turned to eBay

2008-04-02 13:00:00 by Editor in Computerworld Security News
 
It wasn't the money that led PWN 2 OWN Vista hacker Shane Macaulay to post his new laptop to eBay, and it wasn't bad spelling that got the listing canceled
 
 
 
 
 
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Adobe claims it knew of 'Pwn to Own' bug

2008-04-03 13:00:00 by Editor in Computerworld Security News
 
Adobe says it knew of a Flash bug before it was used to crack a Windows Vista laptop last week in the "Pwn to Own" hacker challenge
 
 
 
 
 
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Three different hackers found 'Pwn To Own' bug

2008-04-10 13:00:00 by Editor in Computerworld Security News
 
A Flash vulnerability used to hijack a Windows Vista laptop at last month's "PWN To OWN" hacker challenge was independently found by two other researchers, one who first noted it almost five months ago
 
 
 
 
 
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Three hackers found 'Pwn To Own' bug

2008-04-13 00:00:00 by HASH0x8b6e8c4 in Network World on Security
 
The Flash vulnerability used to hijack a Windows Vista laptop during last month's "PWN To OWN" hacker challenge was independently uncovered by two other researchers, one who noted it nearly five months ago, the company that paid the contest prize money said Thursday
 
 
 
 
 
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Mac OS X Security - Reality Check #2

2008-03-27 21:43:20 by jrjones in Jeff Jones Security Blog
 
...PWN 2 OWN results. I don't Okay, having said that, given how obnoxious and misleading I find those Mac OS X ads and how they've spent millions of dollars publicly criticizing Windows Vista security improvements, I find it ironic and apropos that Mac OS X was the first machine to be owned in the PWN 2 OWN contest at CanSecWest today Read...
 
 
 
 
 
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Laptops 1, Hackers 0 as $20,000 prize goes unclaimed in hack challenge

2008-03-27 13:00:00 by Editor in Computerworld Security News
 
The Pwn to Own hacker challenge ended its first day with a trio of laptops still up and running and $20,000 in prize money unclaimed
 
 
 
 
 
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Mac Hacked in 2 Minutes, Apple is a lame patcher

2008-03-27 22:02:09 by Bill in Grumpy Security Guy
 
...PWN 2 OWN contest. I think these contest are kinda lame as they do not prove much, other than Charlie Miller was most likely sitting on a vulnerability waiting until the contest. I still think it is some what cool that there are people that are still interested in OS vulnerabilities Link In other news some swiss guys (P.S. I LOVE your...
 
 
 
 
 
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Mac easiest to hack, says $10,000 winner

2008-03-28 13:00:00 by Editor in Computerworld Security News
 
A security researcher who hacked a MacBook Air at the "PWN To OWN" hacker challenge at CanSecWest chose to attack Apple Inc.'s operating system because "it was the easiest one" to go after
 
 
 
 
 
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Vista notebook falls in hacker challenge

2008-03-30 13:00:00 by Editor in Computerworld Security News
 
An Ubuntu Linux box was the last machine left standing in CanSecWest's PWN to OWN challenge , as Friday saw a successful hack on the Microsoft Vista box on the contest testbed. Shane Macauley picked up $5,000 for the successful hack