{"id":472999,"date":"2022-12-07T14:49:20","date_gmt":"2022-12-07T12:49:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/?p=472999"},"modified":"2022-12-07T14:51:26","modified_gmt":"2022-12-07T12:51:26","slug":"hacking-teams-exploit-samsung-galaxy-s22-zero-day-twice-win-r1-3-million","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/security\/472999-hacking-teams-exploit-samsung-galaxy-s22-zero-day-twice-win-r1-3-million.html","title":{"rendered":"Hacking teams exploit Samsung Galaxy S22 zero-day twice \u2014 win R1.3 million"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Pwn2Own hacking competition in Toronto this year saw two teams successfully exploit a zero-day vulnerability on Samsung’s Galaxy S22 smartphone, Bleeping Computer reports<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The Galaxy S22 devices ran the latest version of the Android operating system with all available updates installed.<\/p>\n

The first team to successfully exploit the flaw \u2014 STAR Labs \u2014 did so on their third attempt and managed to execute their improper input validation attack on the device.<\/p>\n

They took home $50,000 (R868,000) and five Master of Pwn points for their achievement.<\/p>\n

Chim \u2014 another competing team \u2014 was also able to successfully exploit a flaw relating to the Galaxy S22, enabling them to execute an improper input validation attack.<\/p>\n

Chim took home $25,000 (R434,000) and five Master of Pwn points.<\/p>\n

“The first winner on each target will receive the full cash award and the devices under test,” the competition’s organisers said.<\/p>\n

“For the second and subsequent rounds on each target, all other winners will receive 50% of the prize package, however, they will still earn the full Master of Pwn points.”<\/p>\n

During the competition’s opening day, contestants also exploited zero-day vulnerabilities in printers and routers from various manufacturers.<\/p>\n

The competition started on Tuesday, 6 December 2022, and will run until Friday, 9 December.<\/p>\n

The largest payouts are up for grabs in the mobile phone category, with organisers offering cash prizes of up to $200,000 (R3.5 million) for successfully hacking Apple iPhone 13 and Google Pixel 6 smartphones.<\/p>\n

Contestants also stand a chance to earn a $50,000 (R868,000) cash bonus for executing their attacks with kernel-level privilege.<\/p>\n

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Now read:\u00a0Serious security bugs allowed hackers to remotely unlock and start millions of cars<\/a><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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