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Windows 11 and Microsoft Edge hacked at Pwn2Own Berlin 2026
On the first day of Pwn2Own Berlin 2026, security researchers collected $523,000 in cash awards after exploiting 24 unique zero-days.
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On the first day of Pwn2Own Berlin 2026, researchers earned $523,000 in cash awards by exploiting 24 unique zero‑days. A highlight was Cheng‑Da Tsai, also known as Orange Tsai, from DEVCORE Research Team. Tsai received $175,000 after chaining four logic bugs to escape the sandbox in Microsoft Edge. The exploit demonstrated a complex attack chain that bypassed multiple security layers in the browser. The event underscored the ongoing vulnerability of widely used software.
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