Why Pwn2Own Is What's Right With Security
Not so the next day. Researcher Dino Dai Zovi, who wasn't at the conference, found a new flaw in the Java implementation in QuickTime and called his friend Shane Macaulay, who was in Vancouver. Dai Zovi developed a browser-based exploit for the bug and Macaulay implemented it at the conference. The pair took down the 15-inch MacBook and the cash. Dai Zovi stayed up most of the night working on the bug and exploit, but within a few hours he had a reliable exploit, a new MacBook and some nice walking around money. Not a bad night's work.
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