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Calling all hackers. Google is handing out the big
bucks.
Yesterday, the tech behemoth announced plans
for its fourth annual hackathon (called Pwnium
4: "Pwn,"the act of breaking into a computer
and owning it, + "ium," a play on the full name
for Google Chrome: Chromium) which will take
place in Vancouver this March.
Prize money totals exactly $2.71828 million,
"the mathematical constant e for the geeks at
heart," Google explained. A grand prize of
$150,000 will be awarded for Chrome OS
exploits that "compromise with device
persistence: guest to guest with interim reboot,
delivered via webpage" i.e. a breach that allows
a hacker to control a Chrome OS PC after it
reboots. Prizes of $110,000 will be given to
those who discover other major holes in the
Chrome OS operating system.
"Security is a core tenet of Chromium, which is
why we hold regular competitions to learn from
security researchers. Contests like Pwnium help
us make Chromium even more secure," Jorge
Lucángeli Obes, Security Engineer at Google and
the "Master of Ceremonies," wrote in a post.
Google's hackathon announcement comes days
after allegations that a Chrome hack allowed
websites to eavesdrop on users.
Despite the central purpose of the event, it won't
all be cyber security seriousness. This year, for
the first time, Google will reward creative or
surprising hacks with "bonuses," usefulness
aside.
bucks.
Yesterday, the tech behemoth announced plans
for its fourth annual hackathon (called Pwnium
4: "Pwn,"the act of breaking into a computer
and owning it, + "ium," a play on the full name
for Google Chrome: Chromium) which will take
place in Vancouver this March.
Prize money totals exactly $2.71828 million,
"the mathematical constant e for the geeks at
heart," Google explained. A grand prize of
$150,000 will be awarded for Chrome OS
exploits that "compromise with device
persistence: guest to guest with interim reboot,
delivered via webpage" i.e. a breach that allows
a hacker to control a Chrome OS PC after it
reboots. Prizes of $110,000 will be given to
those who discover other major holes in the
Chrome OS operating system.
"Security is a core tenet of Chromium, which is
why we hold regular competitions to learn from
security researchers. Contests like Pwnium help
us make Chromium even more secure," Jorge
Lucángeli Obes, Security Engineer at Google and
the "Master of Ceremonies," wrote in a post.
Google's hackathon announcement comes days
after allegations that a Chrome hack allowed
websites to eavesdrop on users.
Despite the central purpose of the event, it won't
all be cyber security seriousness. This year, for
the first time, Google will reward creative or
surprising hacks with "bonuses," usefulness
aside.
