Pentest win $90,000 at Pwn2Own Toronto 2023

27 October 2023

Pentest Limited recently competed at Pwn2Own Toronto 2023, one of the prominent global zero-day competitions, where researchers attempt to find previously unknown vulnerabilities in popular consumer devices such as mobile phones, printers, smart speakers, google devices and home surveillance systems in return for cash prizes and points towards overall the Master of Pwn competition. 

2023 marks the 4^th year that Pentest have entered the competition and this year Sam Thomas, Pentest’s Research Director, decided to pit his skills against two devices – the Western Digital My Cloud Pro Series PR4100 (NAS category) and the Samsung Galaxy S23 (Mobile category). 

Sam has had previous Pwn2Own success in the NAS category, and with Samsung mobile devices, and was able to build on his skills and knowledge to successfully exploit both devices again this year, earning Pentest $90,000 in prize money and 9 points towards the Master of Pwn competition in the process.  

Paul Harris, Managing Director at Pentest, commented: “Pwn2Own is a firm fixture on the Pentest calendar and provides Sam, and the team, with a fantastic opportunity to test their skills, not just against well-known consumer devices such as the Samsung Galaxy S23, but also against some of the best cybersecurity research teams in the world. Our continued success in the competition is testament to the high calibre of our team and we look forward to building on our success in the competition next year and beyond.”

To read more about the competition you can read Pentest’s blog here – https://pentest.co.uk/insights/success-at-pwn2own-toronto-2023/