Hack Chrome and Win $1 Million!! (And A Chromebook)
Google Chrome has a good performance record in the pwn2own annual conferences. This year, the team has come with some attractive offers for those who can hack Chrome, you can win up to $1 million if you are successful. Here are the hi-lights from the Chromium blog post.
While we’re proud of Chrome’s leading track record in past competitions, the fact is that not receiving exploits means that it’s harder to learn and improve. To maximize our chances of receiving exploits this year, we’ve upped the ante. We will directly sponsor up to $1 million worth of rewards in the following categories:
$60,000 – “Full Chrome exploitâ€: Chrome / Win7 local OS user account persistence using only bugs in Chrome itself.
$40,000 – “Partial Chrome exploitâ€: Chrome / Win7 local OS user account persistence using at least one bug in Chrome itself, plus other bugs. For example, a WebKit bug combined with a Windows sandbox bug.
$20,000 – “Consolation reward, Flash / Windows / otherâ€: Chrome / Win7 local OS user account persistence that does not use bugs in Chrome. For example, bugs in one or more of Flash, Windows or a driver. These exploits are not specific to Chrome and will be a threat to users of any web browser. Although not specifically Chrome’s issue, we’ve decided to offer consolation prizes because these findings still help us toward our mission of making the entire web safer.
All winners will also receive a Chromebook.
One Response to “Hack Chrome and Win $1 Million!! (And A Chromebook)”
How exciting!
I hope they’re giving away the newer Chromebooks