Pwn2Own
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Pwn2Own is a computer hacking contest held annually at the CanSecWest security conference.[1] First held in April 2007 in Vancouver,[2] the contest is now held twice a year,[3] most recently in March 2024.[4] Contestants are challenged to exploit widely used software[5] and mobile devices with previously unknown vulnerabilities.[6] Winners of the contest receive the device that they exploited and a cash prize.[7] The Pwn2Own contest serves to demonstrate the vulnerability of devices and software in widespread use while also providing a checkpoint on the progress made in security since the previous year.
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Date | April 18–20, 2007 (2007-04-18 – 2007-04-20) |
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Time | Twice yearly |
Duration | 2 to 4 days |
Venue | CanSecWest security conference |
Location | Various |
Type | Hacking contest |
Patron(s) | Zero Day Initiative |
Organized by | CanSecWest Applied Security Conference |
Awards | Cash prizes |
Website | CanSecWest Applied Security Conference |
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