IE8 on Win 7 Hacked.

[TeeEm]

Two researchers yesterday won $10,000 each at the Pwn2Own hacking contest by bypassing important security measures of Windows 7.

Hacker busts IE8 on Windows 7 in 2 minutes

Hacker exploits IE8 on Windows 7 to win Pwn2Own

 

[aye-aye-Chris]

Two researchers yesterday won $10,000 each at the Pwn2Own hacking contest by bypassing important security measures of Windows 7.

Hacker busts IE8 on Windows 7 in 2 minutes

Hacker exploits IE8 on Windows 7 to win Pwn2Own

They won? Or were they just given it. I mean, how hard is it for a serious hacker to do it?

 

[misi]

They won? Or were they just given it. I mean, how hard is it for a serious hacker to do it?

Just as hard as break FF!

Vreugdenhil used a two-exploit combination to circumvent first ASLR and then DEP to successfully hack IE8. A half-hour later, Nils bypassed the same defensive mechanisms to exploit Mozilla's Firefox 3.6. For their efforts, each was awarded the notebook they attacked, $10,000 in cash and a paid trip to the DefCon hackers conference in Las Vegas this July.

 

[aye-aye-Chris]

For their efforts, each was awarded the notebook they attacked, $10,000 in cash and a paid trip to the DefCon hackers conference in Las Vegas this July.

And a Get Out Of Jail Free card.

 

[okeedokee]

Anyone know where I can learn to be a hacker?

 

[aye-aye-Chris]

Anyone know where I can learn to be a hacker?

At your Learn to be a Hacker school.

 

[misi]

Anyone know where I can learn to be a hacker?

Hmmm... Is the question because of this:

Two researchers yesterday won $10,000 each at the Pwn2Own hacking contest by bypassing important security measures of Windows 7.

I'll teach you for $19,999

 

[Cheeky Chef]

You all got this so very very WRONG !!!!
















































We NEED to hack the flam'in LOTTO machine !!!!!

Then we win MILLIONS !!!!!!!!!!!!!

any volunteers ??? Okee ? your training starts now !!

 

[okeedokee]

Even got Safari too!!

Mac users shouldn’t be too smug either, since Charlie Miller managed to circumvent Apple’s best defenses to compromise the Safari web browser on the Mac OS X platform.

Internet Explorer 8, Safari and Firefox web browsers have all fallen victim to a PWNAGE at this years Pwn2Own 2010 security contest.

http://blogs.zdnet.com/hardware/?p=7807

 

[foxidrive]

I wouldn't mind pwning the lotto either....

 

[misi]

I wouldn't mind pwning the lotto either....

We will make it!