• Pwn2Own Ireland 2025: Day One Results Welcome to Day One of Pwn2Own Ireland 2025! • We have 17 attempts today with some exciting research on display. • We’ll be posting results here as we have them, and follow us onTwitter,Mastodon, andBluesky. • Day One has come to a close and we haven’t had a single failure! • We awarded $522,500 for 34 unique bugs on the first day of the contest. • Here’s how the Master of Pwn leader board currently sits: Of course, there’s plenty of time left with some big exploits still to come.
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- Pwn2Own Ireland 2025 Day One concluded with 34 unique bugs and a total prize pool of $522,500, with no failures reported. Teams earned Master of Pwn points for successful exploits across a range of devices, including HP DeskJet 2855e, Canon imageCLASS MF654Cdw, Synology BeeStation Plus, QNAP Qhora‑322/TS‑453E, Philips Hue Bridge, Sonos Era 300, and Home Assistant Green. Notable wins included Team DDOS’s $100,000 haul for eight bugs on QNAP devices, and dmdung’s $50,000 for an OOB access bug on Sonos. The leaderboard remains fluid, with further high‑value exploits expected on Days Two and Three.
- Day 2 of Pwn2Own Ireland 2025 concluded with a total of $792,750 awarded for 56 unique zero‑day exploits. The highlight was the Samsung Galaxy S25, where Mobile Hacking Lab and Summoning Team secured a $50,000 win and 5 Master‑of‑Pwn points. The Summoning Team maintained a commanding lead on the Master‑of‑Pwn leaderboard, though the 100‑point WhatsApp entry could shift standings. Other notable successes included PHP Hooligans’ OOB write on a Canon printer, Qrious Secure’s multi‑bug attack on Phillips Hue, and Verichains Cyber Force’s root‑level exploit on a Synology DS925+. The event continues with further Galaxy, Meta Quest, and WhatsApp attempts tomorrow.
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