Chrome only browser left standing after day one of Pwn2Own (Ars Technica)
Posted by Bobby Kuechenmeister on March 20, 2009 
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Comments(1) The contest awards security researchers with hardware and cash prizes for finding efficient ways to trick browsers into executing arbitrary code. During the first day of the competition, the contestants are required to do this in default browser installations without plugins such as Flash or Java, which are commonly used as vectors for attacks. Researchers typically prepare for the event far in advance by finding zero-day exploits ahead of time. –Ryan Paul
[I find interesting that all three major browsers (Firefox, Safari, and Internet Explorer) fell first while Google’s Chrome withstood initial hacking attempts. BK]
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