Hackers earn $1,024,750 for 73 zero-days at Pwn2Own Ireland

​The Pwn2Own Ireland 2025 hacking competition has ended with security researchers collecting $1,024,750 in cash awards after exploiting 73 zero-day vulnerabilities. At Pwn2Own Ireland 2025, competitors targeted products in eight categories, including printers, network storage systems, messaging apps, smart home devices, surveillance equipment, home networking equipment, flagship smartphones (Apple iPhone 16, Samsung Galaxy S25, and Google Pixel 9), and wearable technology (including Meta's Ray-Ban Smart Glasses and Quest 3/3S headsets). This year's contest also expanded the attack surface to include USB port exploitation on mobile handsets, requiring researchers to hack locked devices via a physical connection. However, traditional wireless protocols like Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and NFC (near-field communication) remained valid attack vectors. The hacking contest, co-sponsored by Meta alongside QNAP and Synology, took place from October 21 to October 23 in Cork, Ireland. Summoning Team won this year's edition of Pwn2Own Ireland with 22 Master of Pwn points and $187,500 earned throughout the three-day event after hacking the Samsung Galaxy S25, the Synology DiskStation DS925+ NAS, the Home Assistant Green, the Synology ActiveProtect Appliance DP320 NAS drive, the Synology CC400W camera, and the QNAP TS-453E NAS device. Team ANHTUD secured the second position with $76,750 and 11.5 Master of Pwn points, while Team Synactiv took third place with $90,000 in prizes and 11 Master of Pwn ...