Google offers a prize of 20 thousand dollars to get hack its flagship browser, Chrome.
As part of an advertising campaign, the company pay the prize in a competition that has been done since 2008. Involved a group of hackers known from different nations, which could defeat the other browsers.
The event has been held since 2008 and brings to you hackers in the world . For three days are security developments and tests the potential of challenging them to hack other attendees last year sistemas.El all major web browsers, Firefox, Internet Explorer and Safari, were hacked. The only one who managed to resist was Chrome, Google. Chrome is why this year is presented as Google the challenge and wanted to use it. Event organizers have confirmed on his blog that this year have sponsored by Google .
The company has committed to sponsor the event by donating $ 20,000. The user gets to violate the security of Google's browser first get this large sum of money. The rules are to be find a bug within the elements made available in the sandbox (test).
Given the strength of Google's system in previous years and the prize, many of the hackers will focus their attention on the challenge launched by Google. The Pwn2Own of 2011 will take place in Vancouver, Canada. The organizers have confirmed that the event will take place on 9, 10, 11 next March .
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