A major focus of the event was the Google Pixel 10, which was breached remotely three times in one day by different teams. Ikotas Labs earned the top prize of $300,000 for its exploit, while Xint and a joint team from CENSUS Labs and Mobile Hacking Lab won $150,000 and $112,500, respectively. Google has a 90 day window to patch these flaws, which some researchers attribute to the removal of Memory Tagging Extension support on the device.
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Pwn2Own Ireland Awards $1.26M for 98 Zero Day Bugs in First Japanese Win
Cybersecurity11 days ago
Fifty-one unique hacks using previously undiscovered software bugs resulted in a series of payouts to security researchers last week. The Pwn2Own Ireland 2026 competition concluded on Oct 9 with total prizes of $1.26 million awarded for 98 zero day vulnerabilities found over three days. Ikotas Labs took home the 'Master of Pwn' title and $361,000 in rewards, marking the first time a Japanese team has won the distinction of being the world's top hacker.
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