Reported by 2 outlets
Pwn2Own Ireland 2026: $1.26M for 98 zero-days
Why this score
- Breadth
- 1.00 / 2.0 · 2 sources
- Authority
- 1.00 / 2.0 · best outlet weight
- Severity
- 0.50 / 5.0 · CVSS + content signals
- Velocity
- 0.50 / 2.0 · updates in 48h
- Pickup speed
- 0.05 / 0.6 · time to second source
- Recency
- × 0.67 temporal multiplier
- Community
- + 0.00 / 1.5 · reddit signal
- Score
- 2.0 / 10 = base × recency + community
Analysis
Pwn2Own Ireland 2026 awarded $1.26 million for 98 zero-day exploits across Google, Samsung, Oracle, and other targets. Ikotas Labs won by exploiting multiple platforms. The results show rapid exploitation capabilities against major consumer and enterprise platforms, reinforcing the need for faster patch cycles and defense-in-depth.
Timeline
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original reporting
Hackers earned $1.26 million for 98 zero-days at Pwn2Own Ireland 2026. Ikotas Labs won by successfully exploiting Google, Samsung, and Oracl
dailytechnow.com · 3d ago · October 11th, 2026
Hackers earned $1.26 million for 98 zero-days at Pwn2Own Ireland 2026. Ikotas Labs won by successfully exploiting Google, Samsung, and Oracl
via Mastodon https://dailytechnow.com/pwn2own-ireland-2026-zero-days/
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update from bsky.app
Hackers get $1,262,000 for 98 Zero-Days at Pwn2Own Ireland. Ikotas Labs security researchers won this year's Pwn2Own Ireland edition with 42
bsky.app · 14h ago · October 13th, 2026
Hackers get $1,262,000 for 98 Zero-Days at Pwn2Own Ireland. Ikotas Labs security researchers won this year's Pwn2Own Ireland edition with 42
via Mastodon https://bsky.app/profile/thezdi.bsky.social/post/3mlvhf6iock2z