Android platform and Windows 7 Phone uprooted hackers did not succeed in the contest Pwn2Own which took place in Vancouver, Canada, 9-11 March 2011 then. However, it might be called a fortune because there is no hackers who try to penetrate its security.
The only hackers who sign up for the challenge to break through Windows 7 Phone at Dell Venue Pro smartphone is George Hotz or Geohot. However, he resigned because it claims will concentrate resolve legal problems with Sony. Geohot are hackers who break safety fame after Sony's PS3 and prosecuted because disclose to the public.
As for Android 2.3 Nexus S, the only hacker who signed up is Jon Oberheide. He also resigned his intention to try to break through Android. The reason may be quite painful for Jon Oberheide kerana chance to steal U.S. $ 15,000 prize is already in front of his eyes.
He did not expect that to qualify to participate in contests with prizes of thousands of U.S. dollars. So, when he found a weakness in the Android before the contest took place, he immediately notify Google to get a 1337 dollar reward promised by the program that was designed by Google. Well, prior to the contest progresses, the weakness had been corrected by Google.
"I was too early to report it to Google's weakness. In addition to the amount of the excess benefit (1337 dollars from Google vs. U.S. $ 15,000 from ZDI), I am very sorry that I think will win supersenang Pwn2Own with an XSS weakness," he said on his personal blog.
While the IOS on the iPhone 4 and BlackBerry Torch ditaklukkan.Hacker directly exploit weaknesses in WebKit, the rendering engine in Bowser smartphone to penetrate the security hole and slid a malicious program to steal data. In addition to the category of mobile devices, Pwn2Own this year also conquered the Safari browser Internet Explorer 5 and 8. Chrome 9 and Firefox 3.6 still failed uprooted hackers.
source: kompas.com
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