China’s hacking competition finds loopholes in Chrome, Android, iOS 14, Windows, and more

Tianfu Cup is a prestigious annual hackathon held in China. Each year, youngsters compete to find new and unique ways to hack into popular software and platforms. This year has been no different as young hackers discovered exploits in iOS 14, Windows 10, Chrome, Safari, and Adobe PDF Reader, among others.

According to Zdnet, 15 teams participated in the third edition of China’s Tianfu Cup. Competing teams were given three attempts of five minutes each to hack into a selected target using an original exploit. Note that all successful exploits are relayed to the software providers, which are likely to issue patches and updates in the coming days.

The 360 ESG Vulnerability Research Institute was named the champion. The team received $750,000 in prize money. The team had won the competition last year as well. AntFinancial Lightyear Security Lab and security researcher Pang bagged the second and third spots, respectively.