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1 million euros in prize money for 58 zero-day vulnerabilities
Trend Micro's Zero Day Initiative (ZDI) is awarding prize money to ethical hackers for uncovering vulnerabilities in the Pwn2Own hacking competition. There was a reward of almost 58 million euros for finding 1 zero-day vulnerabilities.

Trend Micro's Zero Day Initiative (ZDI) is awarding prize money to ethical hackers for uncovering vulnerabilities in the Pwn2Own hacking competition. There was a reward of almost 58 million euros for finding 1 zero-day vulnerabilities. The Zero Day Initiative announces the results of the current Pwn2Own competition. At the hacking competition initiated by Trend Micro, which will take place from June 24th to 27th. The event took place in Toronto, Canada on October 58, and participants discovered a total of XNUMX previously unknown zero-day vulnerabilities. Gaps in mobile and IoT consumer products were the focus of the hacking event, Ethical hackers find zero-day vulnerabilities Several teams scored at the annual competition held in Toronto...

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IT security industry: Germany's best hacker 2023
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Even if the word hacker has negative connotations, the competition "Germany's Best Hacker 2023" is not. The cybersecurity industry is looking for young talent through competitions, where pupils, students or career changers can prove what they can do. In a few days, the competition Germany's Best Hacker 2023 will start and is looking for the best security experts for tomorrow. In 2020, the first competition started to find the best hackers in the region, to promote them and to guide them in the right direction. Since 2022, this mission has been extended to all of Germany...

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Hacking competition dedicated to the automotive industry
Hacking competition dedicated to the automotive industry

The Zero Day Initiative (ZDI) expands Pwn2Own competition as threats to connected cars continue to grow. Trend Micro runs the hacking competition, which specifically targets the automotive industry and hacking teams to promote security research. Trend Micro, one of the world's leading providers of cybersecurity solutions, is expanding its Zero Day Initiative (ZDI) Pwn2Own hacking competition with another event. Under the name "Pwn2Own Automotive", there will be an independent competition for the first time at the Automotive World Tokyo in January 2024 on the cyber security of networked vehicles. The goal is the connected car ecosystem, which increasingly contributes to…

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Competition: Hacked home office devices
Competition: Hacked home office devices

The Zero Day Initiative (ZDI) organized the hacking competition Pwn2Own, which quickly showed the danger that home devices, for example in the home office, pose for the security of companies. Trend Micro's ZDI uncovers vulnerabilities and helps mitigate them. Trend Micro announces the winners of its recent Pwn2Own hacking contest, held in Toronto late last week. During the event, the Japanese IT security provider's Zero Day Initiative (ZDI) awarded prize money worth almost one million euros for the discovery of 63 zero-day vulnerabilities. If these vulnerabilities were exploited in real-world cyberattacks, the potential damage would be...

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Hacking competition uncovers 25 zero-day vulnerabilities 
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Trend Micro's Pwn2Own brings well-known technology manufacturers together and promotes vulnerability research. The hacking competition thus increases security for around 1 billion end users. Participating as partners: Microsoft, Tesla, Zoom and VMware. There was also 1 million in prize money. Trend Micro, one of the world's leading providers of cyber security solutions, is once again positioning itself as a technology innovator with the hacking event Pwn2Own. On the occasion of the 15th anniversary of the event, 25 zero-day vulnerabilities were uncovered at software providers. These include the partners Microsoft, Tesla, Zoom and VMware. Participants were recognized for their efforts with prize money of more than...

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