At the Pwn2Own event held in Toronto, Canada, many participants struggled with time and each other to uncover the vulnerabilities of various devices. One of the losers in this fight was the Samsung Galaxy S22.
Researchers from Pentest Limited also uncovered a zero-day vulnerability in the Galaxy S22. Thus, while the Pentest team managed to return home with 5 points and a prize of 25 thousand dollars, attention was also turned to Samsung.
Galaxy S22 solved in minutes
According to the news from the event, the Pentest team managed to crack the device in just 55 seconds with an Inappropriate Input Validation attack against the Galaxy S22. In this hacking competition organized by the Zero Day Initiative, the team that used a Zero Day vulnerability was also awarded the prize.
In addition, all Galaxy S22 smartphones used at the event had the latest update of the Android 13 operating system. These updates have been approved by Samsung. According to the competition rules, devices must have the most up-to-date operating systems and approved applications.
Another remarkable point about the Samsung Galaxy S22 was that the phone was hacked in four different ways during the competition. In the first day, 2 different zero-day vulnerabilities were discovered. While the STAR Labs team won a prize of 50 thousand dollars thanks to a deficit they found, a participant named Chim managed to earn 25 thousand dollars thanks to the deficit they found.
Let’s see how the South Korean technology giant Samsung will follow to close the possible gaps in the coming period.
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