Pwn2Own Berlin 2025: Hackers Bag $260K with Zero-Day Exploits, Tesla Stays Untouched!
Security researchers at Pwn2Own Berlin 2025 walked away with $260,000 after hacking Windows 11, Red Hat Linux, and Oracle VirtualBox using zero-day exploits. Team Prison Break even made a daring escape from VirtualBox using an integer overflow. With over $1,000,000 in prizes, the competition is more electrifying than a squirrel on a caffeine binge!
Hot Take:
Chaos reigns supreme at Pwn2Own Berlin 2025! While some of us struggle to open a PDF, these cyber wizards are pocketing a small fortune by breaking into systems faster than you can say “zero-day.” Hats off to these digital daredevils for exploiting vulnerabilities like they’re collecting Pokémon. Who knew hacking could be so lucrative? Maybe it’s time to dust off that old coding book…
Key Points:
- Security researchers at Pwn2Own Berlin 2025 earned $260,000 by demonstrating zero-day exploits.
- Red Hat Linux, Windows 11, and Oracle VirtualBox were among the victims.
- DEVCORE’s Pumpkin kicked off the event with an integer overflow exploit on Red Hat Linux.
- Windows 11 was breached multiple times, with SYSTEM privileges achieved each time.
- The competition features an AI category and offers over $1,000,000 in cash and prizes.
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