Hackers Cash In: Pwn2Own Ireland 2025 Rakes in $522K on Day 1!
Pwn2Own Ireland 2025 kicked off with hackers pocketing $522,500 for exploiting 34 unknown vulnerabilities. The biggest loot, $100,000, came from the ‘SOHO Smashup’ category. More gadgets were hacked, from smart speakers to printers, proving once again that in the tech world, nothing is safe—not even your toaster!
Hot Take:
Wow, who knew hacking could be this lucrative? Forget the stock market or crypto, it seems like the real money is in breaking smart home gadgets and printers. And hey, if you can’t beat ’em, exploit ’em! Because apparently, that’s worth half a million dollars in a day. Hackers are the new rockstars, and their instruments are routers and NAS devices. Who needs a concert when you can have the sweet melody of vulnerabilities being exploited for cash? Tune in next time to see if someone can literally break WhatsApp and become a millionaire overnight. Now that’s some serious social networking!
Key Points:
– Total earnings on day one: $522,500 for exploiting 34 vulnerabilities.
– Largest single reward: $100,000 for chaining exploits on QNAP devices.
– Other notable rewards: $50,000 each for Synology and Sonos hacks.
– Printer hacks also paid out, with Canon and HP exploits earning $20,000 and $10,000.
– Anticipation builds for a $1 million WhatsApp exploit scheduled later in the week.