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dvlabs.tippingpoint.com - 3/20/2009
DVLabs | Pwn2Own Day 2
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The 3rd annual Pwn2Own contest kicked off its second day today at CanSecWest this morning. If you missed it, check out yesterday's browser carnage (with pics) . Today, any contestant could attempt to break into a fully patched browser (IE8, Firefox, Chrome, Safari) or mobile device (Blackberry, ...
arstechnica.com - 3/20/2009
Chrome only browser left standing after day one of Pwn2Own
— arstechnica.com — During a contest at the CanSecWest event, security researchers competed to exploit vulnerabilities in web browsers. Firefox,... Safari, and Internet Explorer were all successfully compromised, but Chrome was able to withstand the first day of the ... (more) Chrome only browser left standing after day one of Pwn2Own
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Pwn2Own 2009: Safari/MacBook falls in seconds
blogs.zdnet.com - 3/19/2009
Pwn2Own 2009: Safari/MacBook falls in seconds
— blogs.zdnet.com — [ UPDATE: IE 8 and Safari also fall ] VANCOUVER, BC — Charlie Miller has done it... again. For the second consecutive year, the security researcher hacked into a fully patched MacBook computer by exploiting a security vulnerability in ... (more) Pwn2Own 2009: Safari/MacBook falls in seconds

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NEWS: Safari hacked within seconds at Pwn2Own contest
pocket-lint.com - 3/19/2009
NEWS: Safari hacked within seconds at Pwn2Own contest
— pocket-lint.com — IE8 and Firefox cracked soon after In just day one of the annual Pwn2Own hacking competition, IE8... and Firefox were cracked within a matter of hours, and Safari floored within seconds. ... Read Safari hacked within seconds at Pwn2Own contest ... (more) NEWS: Safari hacked within seconds at Pwn2Own contest

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MacMagazine:  Hacker leva US$15 mil pra casa no PWN2OWN; Microsoft confirma vulnerabilidade; Chrome continua de pé

D' Technology Weblog:  Microsoft responds quickly to IE8 vulnerability

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Hacker leva US$15 mil pra casa no PWN2OWN; Microsoft confirma vulnerabilidade; Chrome continua de pé
MacMagazine — ... O segundo dia da PWN2OWN não contou com grandes surpresas, com exceção do fato de que o Google Chrome e todos os browsers móveis continuam de pé, incluindo BlackBerry, Android, Nokia/Symbian, Windows Mobile e, é claro, iPhone. ...

Microsoft responds quickly to IE8 vulnerability
D' Technology Weblog — ... ). The blogosphere and news websites picked it up and very soon it became the hot news around. When people were worried about IE8’s security, MSRC (Microsoft Security Response Center) had already reproduced and validated the IE8 vulnerability in less than 12 hours. Microsoft is expected to release a security patch for this vulnerability very soon, reports DVLabs. ...

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Chrome shines compared to Safari, IE, and Firefox in a hacking test — Gadgetell
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Chrome Is the Last Browser Standing at Pwn2Own Hacking Competition [Browsers] — Gizmodo
Whether you're a Google Chrome fan or not, you have to give it up to the guys at Google for withstanding day one of the Pwn2Own hacking competition when other browsers went down in flames. As noted yesterday, Safari was compromised in a mere 10 seconds while Firefox and IE were taken down ...
The Pwn2Own trifecta: Safari, IE 8, and Firefox exploited on day 1 — Engadget
That didn't take long. One day into the Pwn2Own hacking competition at CanSecWest and already Apple, Microsoft, and Mozilla have been sent packing to their respective labs to work on security issues in their browsers. In a repeat performance, Charlie Miller pocketed a $5,000 cash prize and a ...