Cloud Security Showdown: Wiz’s $4.5M Hacking Contest Sparks Excitement and Controversy

Wiz has launched Zeroday.Cloud, a mega hacking competition with $4.5 million in prizes. Participants must demonstrate their cloud software exploits live in London. With categories ranging from AI to Kubernetes, the competition promises big rewards and a dash of drama, as Trend Micro accuses Wiz of rule plagiarism.

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Published: October 6, 2025 9:49 amAdded: October 6, 2025 at 2:58 amAssembled by: The Editor
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Wiz is throwing a cloud security party with a $4.5 million piñata, and everyone from AWS to Google Cloud is invited. But wait, did they forget to send an invite to Trend Micro? It seems like Wiz might have borrowed the recipe for rule-making from their arch-nemesis, Pwn2Own. Someone call the plagiarism police!

Key Points:

  • Zeroday.Cloud is offering $4.5 million in bug bounties for hacking cloud software.
  • The competition is in partnership with AWS, Google Cloud, and Microsoft.
  • Participants will showcase exploits live at Black Hat Europe in London.
  • Rewards vary across six categories, with top prizes for Kubernetes API Server and Nginx exploits.
  • Trend Micro accuses Wiz of rule plagiarism from their Pwn2Own competition.

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