Contestants demonstrated exploits against Google Chrome at CanSecWest conference. Contestants first demonstrated they could take over a fully patched Chrome browser and then turned the exploits over to contest officials. In the Pwn2Own contest, the exploit won $60,000 for its author, Sergey Glazunov, a member of the Chromium Hall of Fame for finding Chrome bugs. The contest is sponsored by the Zero Day Initiative and HP/Tippingpoint, which has helped sponsor sponsor the contest.”]
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