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Pwn2Own goes mobile: $200, 000 prizes for iOS, Android, BlackBerry zero-day attack
From: Jeffrey Walton <noloader () gmail com>
Date: Sat, 21 Jul 2012 16:28:34 -0400
http://www.zdnet.com/pwn2own-goes-mobile-200000-prizes-for-ios-android-blackberry-zero-day-attack-7000001316/ Conference organizers at EuSecWest in Amsterdam are dangling $200,000 in cash prizes to security researchers who demonstrate zero-day attacks against the most widely deployed smart phones. The cash bounty will form part of Mobile Pwn2Own 2012, a special edition of the hacker challenge that pits vulnerability finders and exploit writers against fully patched computers and smart phones. TippingPoint ZDI, which is sponsoring the contest along with AT&T and BlackBerry, says the primary goal is to demonstrate the current security posture of the most prevalent mobile technologies in use today; including attacks on mobile web browsers, Near Field Communication (NFC), Short Message Service (SMS), and the cellular baseband. The organizers plan to shell out a $100,000 prize for a successful hack of Cellular Baseband and $40,000 each for zero-day exploits against NFC and SMS. For a mobile web browser hack, Pwn2Own will pay $20,000. ... _______________________________________________ Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list.
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