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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. Re:Fundamentally Flawed by fredprado · · Score: 0, Troll

    And Safari is still exploitable as is OS X and iOS. You basically forfeited your control over your system and gave a third party the power to choose for you for an illusion of safety. Congratulations.