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$Command prompt on a Pwn2Own Berlin 2026 contest laptop showing a successful privilege escalation — whoami returns nt authority\system from a low-privilege user desktop, confirming a full win$

Researchers Return to Pwn2Own Berlin Stage With $1M+ Prize Pool Still in Play

Researchers cluster around a laptop during a live exploit attempt at Pwn2Own Berlin 2026, with a ZDI official observing in the background wearing a Pwn2Own Berlin lanyard

Pwn2Own Finds an AI Problem of Its Own: Bug Submissions Surge 450%

No Fingerprints, No DNA: How VPNs Are Blinding Enterprise Security Teams

The IP Address Is Cybercrime’s Best Clue: Until It Isn’t

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SonicWall Just Plugged the Hole in Its MSP Firewall Strategy

$Command prompt on a Pwn2Own Berlin 2026 contest laptop showing a successful privilege escalation — whoami returns nt authority\system from a low-privilege user desktop, confirming a full win$

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Researchers Return to Pwn2Own Berlin Stage With $1M+ Prize Pool Still in Play

Orange Tsai's $200,000 Exchange exploit added fresh bruises to one of enterprise security's most battered attack surfaces as AI tools kept falling across the contest stage.

byTom Spring

May 15, 2026