The hackathon is China's version of Pwn2Own, and showed off hacking attempts against a number of popular platforms, including Windows 10, Linux and popular browsers such as Chrome and Safari, with the hackers partaking in the Tianfu Cup 2020 successfully hacked several such popular software programs.
In fact, there are multiple software from Microsoft, Adobe, Apple, Google, Mozilla, and Samsung that were successfully pwned with previously unknown exploits in Tianfu Cup 2020.
Major Exploits recorded at Tianfu Cup 2020 Competition
The Tianfu Cup 2020 recorded many hard targets in this year’s contest, which out of the programs, the following were confirmed as successfully hacked:
- Windows 10 2004
- Ubuntu 20/CentOS 8
- Windows 10 2004
- iOS 14 (iPhone 11 Pro)
- QEMU emulator & virtualizer
- Adobe PDF Reader
- Google Chrome browser
- Apple Safari browser
- Mozilla Firefox browser
- Samsung Galaxy S20
Additionally, the hacking competition showed off successful hacking attempts against: TP-Link WDR-7660, VMWare ESXi, Docker-CE and ASUS Router AX86U, among others.
The winning team, Qihoo 360's Enterprise Security and Government (ESG) Vulnerability Research Institute, took home a total of $744,500, which is around two-thirds of the total prize pool for its exploits. And the runner-up, Ant-financial Light-year Security Lab and third-place runner-up, Pang pocketed $258,000 and $99,500 respectively.
The two-day hacking event, had the overriding idea of using various web browsers to navigate a remote URL or use a flaw in the software to control the browser or any of the underlying operating systems.
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