How to show up your #hacker chops and make big money?@sjvn
More #bugs, more #bucks: #Pwn2Own & #Pwnium 2014
HP Zero Day Initiative's annual Pwn2Own and #Google's Pwnium #security #competitions' prize pool is now up to more than $3 million in cash and prizes.
So, you think you're a real hacker's hacker do you? Well HP and Google want you to put your #cracker skills to the test at Pwn2Own 2014 and Google's Pwnium 4.
Both competitions will be held at the CanSecWest.com applied digital security conference in Vancouver Canada from March 12 to 14th.
The 2014 targets are:
Browsers:
Google #Chrome on #Windows 8.1 x64: $100,000 USD
#Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 8.1 x64: $100,000 USD
#Mozilla #Firefox on Windows 8.1 x64: $50,000 USD
#Apple #Safari on OS X Mavericks: $65,000 USD
Plug-ins:
#Adobe Reader running in Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 8.1 x64: $75,000 USD
Adobe Flash running in Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 8.1 x64: $75,000 USD
#Oracle #Java running in Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 8.1 x64 (requires click-through bypass): $30,000 USD
Google will be offering rewards for eligible Chrome OS exploits at the following levels:
$110,000 USD: browser or system-level compromise in guest mode or as a logged-in user, delivered via a web page.
$150,000 USD: compromise with device persistence: guest to guest with interim reboot, delivered via a web page.
In addition, Google may give bonus prizes for "demonstrating a particularly impressive or surprising #exploit.
http://www.zdnet.com/more-bugs-more-bucks-pwn2own-and-pwnium-2014-7000026177/
http://click-to-read-mo.re/p/5oKn
