Pwn2Own Hacking Contest Adds Exploit Category: Unicorns

The annual Pwn2Own browser-hacking competition has risen to mythical status over the years, with tall tales of security researchers exploiting within minutes browser technologies thought to be secure. For their efforts, researchers have been awarded cash and prizes by the event’s sponsor, Hewlett-Packard’s Zero Day Initiative (ZDI).

HP has now released the rules for the upcoming 2014 event and is adding a new category never seen before in a security competition: the Exploit Unicorn.