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Chrome, Firefox, IE 10, Java, Win 8 All Hacked At Pwn2Own

Posted by timothy on from the soooory-eh dept.

mask.of.sanity writes "Annual Canadian hack fest Pwn2Own is famous for leaving a trail of bloodied software bits and today it did not disappoint. Security researchers tore holes through all major web browsers, breaking Windows 8 and Java, too (though the latter feat is not remarkable). Thankfully for the rest of us, the cashed-up winners will disclose the holes quietly to Microsoft, Mozilla, Google and Oracle, and the proof of concept attack code will remain in the hands of organisers only."

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  1. Windows 8 by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    Installing Windows 8 doesn't count as hacking it...

  2. What? Not Mac? It must be impervious to hacks by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Right?

  3. Re:What? Not Mac? It must be impervious to hacks by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    They weren't hacking toys.

  4. Attack code ownership by craigminah · · Score: 3, Funny

    TFA says, "Thankfully for the rest of us, the cashed-up winners will disclose the holes quietly to Microsoft, Mozilla, Google and Oracle, and the proof of concept attack code will remain in the hands of organisers only." Who wants to bet the organisers are China?