'Pinkie Pie' hacker trips up Chrome at Hack in the Box

It appears the hacker known as "Pinkie Pie" produced the first Chrome vulnerability at the Hack In the Box conference on Wednesday, just ahead of the deadline for the competition this afternoon.

Google security officials said they are in the process of verifying the vulnerability, which if valid, will net Pinkie Pie $60,000, the top reward for the second Pwnium competition held this year. The reward goes to someone who creates a full Chrome exploit using bugs only in Chrome itself.

Source: http://www.infoworld.com/d/security/pinkie-pie-hacker-trips-chrome-hack-in-the-box-204480?source=rss_security

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