Major Browsers Hacked at Pwn2Own Contest
All four major website browers, Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Internet Explorer, and Apple’s Safari were hacked at the Pwn2Own contest in Vancouver, Canada on Thursday. JungHoon (lokihardt) of South Korea was able to hack all four browsers by himself. He was rewarded with $225,000 USD and new laptops. The Chrome hack was the largest payout since the contest started, resulting in $75,000 in prize money.
Continue ReadingAnonymous Hacks NYPD Union Website?
The YPD Captains Endowment Association website was recently hacked by an anonymous hacker group. It has been declared that “no confidential information has been compromised.” Anonymous was accused of the attack, but recently has stated that they did not actually inject malware into the website. They also jabbed NYPD for targeting and abusing the people it is meant to protect, and that the attack was expected due to their previous actions.
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