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Next Pwn2Own Contest Targets IE8, Firefox, iPhone

Windows Secrets writes "After two straight years of taking dead aim at Macbooks and Windows-powered machines, hackers at this year's CanSecWest conference will have shiny new targets: Web browsers and mobile phones. According to CanSecWest organisers, there will be two separate Pwn2Own competitions this year — one pitting hackers against IE8, Firefox 3 and Safari and another targeting Google Android, Apple iPhone, Nokia Symbian and Windows Mobile."

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  1. 2Own by DanTheStone · · Score: 4, Funny

    You could win own your very own copies of IE8, Firefox 3, and Safari!

  2. Re:Unbalanced? by quickOnTheUptake · · Score: 3, Funny

    yeah and who the hell wants to be given a copy of IE8 as first prize?

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  3. Re:Unbalanced? by XPeter · · Score: 3, Funny

    We all know that Windows Mobile and IE8 will come out on top as they are far superior to the competition.

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  4. Re:Unbalanced? by drquoz · · Score: 3, Funny

    For the browser competition, you get the computer it's running on. Or at least that's what I gather; the article accidentally a whole verb. FTA: "CanSecWest organizers plan to Sony VAIO P running Windows 7 as the platform for the contest. The successful hacker gets to keep the machine."

  5. Re:Unbalanced? by nicolas.kassis · · Score: 3, Funny

    You probably have some security patches that need to be installed on your mac cause you obviously seem to not think that those are of any use.

  6. Obligatory XKCD by Chabo · · Score: 3, Funny
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  7. Re:Isn't the OS still important? by Ironica · · Score: 2, Funny

    Doesn't the underline operating system still assist with the overall security of a browser?

    Only if it hasn't been upgraded to the italic operating system.

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  8. Re:Unbalanced? by MadMidnightBomber · · Score: 2, Funny

    second prize: two copies of IE8.

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