MacBook Air Hacked In 2 Minutes - LOL

[southzeztpdot]

And just think -- last year you were singing Dino Dai Zovi's praises for taking control of a MacBook Pro in nine whole hours. This year, the PWN 2 OWN hacking competition at CanSecWest was over nearly as quickly as the second day started, as famed iPhone hacker Charlie Miller showed the MacBook Air on display who its father really was. Apparently Mr. Miller visited a website which contained his exploit code (presumably via a crossover cable connected to a nearby MacBook), which then "allowed him to seize control of the computer, as about 20 onlookers [read: unashamed nerds] cheered him on." Of note, contestants could only use software that came pre-loaded on the OS, so obviously it was Safari that fell victim here. Nevertheless, he was forced to sign a nondisclosure agreement that'll keep him quiet until "TippingPoint can notify the vendor," but at least he'll have $10,000 and a new laptop to cuddle with during his silent spell.

Apparently the Windows and Linux machines are still standing.
http://dvlabs.tippingpoint.com/blog...e-have-our-first-official-winner-with-picture

http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/27/pwn-2-own-over-macbook-air-gets-seized-in-2-minutes-flat/

 

[klipschorn]

Originally Posted by southzeztpdot

And just think -- last year you were singing Dino Dai Zovi's praises for taking control of a MacBook Pro in nine whole hours. This year, the PWN 2 OWN hacking competition at CanSecWest was over nearly as quickly as the second day started, as famed iPhone hacker Charlie Miller showed the MacBook Air on display who its father really was. Apparently Mr. Miller visited a website which contained his exploit code (presumably via a crossover cable connected to a nearby MacBook), which then "allowed him to seize control of the computer, as about 20 onlookers [read: unashamed nerds] cheered him on." Of note, contestants could only use software that came pre-loaded on the OS, so obviously it was Safari that fell victim here. Nevertheless, he was forced to sign a nondisclosure agreement that'll keep him quiet until "TippingPoint can notify the vendor," but at least he'll have $10,000 and a new laptop to cuddle with during his silent spell.

Apparently the Windows and Linux machines are still standing.

http://dvlabs.tippingpoint.com/blog...e-have-our-first-official-winner-with-picture

http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/27/pwn-2-own-over-macbook-air-gets-seized-in-2-minutes-flat/


well duh.. a pc can also be accessed w/ a crossover cable to another pc machine. just check the sharing options, is there something i'm missing here? same can be done if its connected through a router.

 

[drunken cow]

OWNED!

 

[purple face]

Originally Posted by southzeztpdot

And just think -- last year you were singing Dino Dai Zovi's praises for taking control of a MacBook Pro in nine whole hours. This year, the PWN 2 OWN hacking competition at CanSecWest was over nearly as quickly as the second day started, as famed iPhone hacker Charlie Miller showed the MacBook Air on display who its father really was. Apparently Mr. Miller visited a website which contained his exploit code (presumably via a crossover cable connected to a nearby MacBook), which then "allowed him to seize control of the computer, as about 20 onlookers [read: unashamed nerds] cheered him on." Of note, contestants could only use software that came pre-loaded on the OS, so obviously it was Safari that fell victim here. Nevertheless, he was forced to sign a nondisclosure agreement that'll keep him quiet until "TippingPoint can notify the vendor," but at least he'll have $10,000 and a new laptop to cuddle with during his silent spell.

Apparently the Windows and Linux machines are still standing.

http://dvlabs.tippingpoint.com/blog...e-have-our-first-official-winner-with-picture

http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/27/pwn-2-own-over-macbook-air-gets-seized-in-2-minutes-flat/


They just tacked on another 20 years to their virginity.

 

[sunny559]

no software is completely hack proof, whether it be MAC OS, Windows Vista, or Linux

 

[jrellcuse10]

And that's why they're 40, virgins and living in their parents' basement.

 

[bgl2687]

Originally Posted by jrellcuse10

And that's why they're 40, virgins and living in their parents' basement.

regardless of being a virgin..sons probably gonna get offers frombig tech companies.

 

[southzeztpdot]

Originally Posted by Klipschorn

Originally Posted by southzeztpdot

And just think -- last year you were singing Dino Dai Zovi's praises for taking control of a MacBook Pro in nine whole hours. This year, the PWN 2 OWN hacking competition at CanSecWest was over nearly as quickly as the second day started, as famed iPhone hacker Charlie Miller showed the MacBook Air on display who its father really was. Apparently Mr. Miller visited a website which contained his exploit code (presumably via a crossover cable connected to a nearby MacBook), which then "allowed him to seize control of the computer, as about 20 onlookers [read: unashamed nerds] cheered him on." Of note, contestants could only use software that came pre-loaded on the OS, so obviously it was Safari that fell victim here. Nevertheless, he was forced to sign a nondisclosure agreement that'll keep him quiet until "TippingPoint can notify the vendor," but at least he'll have $10,000 and a new laptop to cuddle with during his silent spell.

Apparently the Windows and Linux machines are still standing.

http://dvlabs.tippingpoint.com/blog...e-have-our-first-official-winner-with-picture

http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/27/pwn-2-own-over-macbook-air-gets-seized-in-2-minutes-flat/

well duh.. a pc can also be accessed w/ a crossover cable to another pc machine. just check the sharing options, is there something i'm missing here? same can be done if its connected through a router.

Yes there is something your missing. The Linux and Windows PCs have yet to been hacked yet in the competition but the MacAir went down in 2 minutes.

 

[da doc03]

Originally Posted by Purple Face

Originally Posted by southzeztpdot

And just think -- last year you were singing Dino Dai Zovi's praises for taking control of a MacBook Pro in nine whole hours. This year, the PWN 2 OWN hacking competition at CanSecWest was over nearly as quickly as the second day started, as famed iPhone hacker Charlie Miller showed the MacBook Air on display who its father really was. Apparently Mr. Miller visited a website which contained his exploit code (presumably via a crossover cable connected to a nearby MacBook), which then "allowed him to seize control of the computer, as about 20 onlookers [read: unashamed nerds] cheered him on." Of note, contestants could only use software that came pre-loaded on the OS, so obviously it was Safari that fell victim here. Nevertheless, he was forced to sign a nondisclosure agreement that'll keep him quiet until "TippingPoint can notify the vendor," but at least he'll have $10,000 and a new laptop to cuddle with during his silent spell.

Apparently the Windows and Linux machines are still standing.

http://dvlabs.tippingpoint.com/blog...e-have-our-first-official-winner-with-picture

http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/27/pwn-2-own-over-macbook-air-gets-seized-in-2-minutes-flat/

They just tacked on another 20 years to their virginity.

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[much respected]

lol at "Mac AirBook"

 

[food4thgt]

^^^Damn why all 3?

 

[vintagefits]

Originally Posted by BgL2687

Originally Posted by jrellcuse10

And that's why they're 40, virgins and living in their parents' basement.

regardless of being a virgin..sons probably gonna get offers from big tech companies.

yup

 

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[dj flow]

the mac book air went down in 2 minutes on the SECOND day! that is a HUGE fact everyone should remember, the first day no one tried any of the consoles, asthere are rules to the hacking techniques they can use. the first day i think was terminal only ... no outside connections.

all participants disregarded that option, and subsequently 50% of the money, (goes down 50% each day)

but the MBA did go down first. Linux (on a sony) and Windows Vista on Fujista(sp)

regardless ... http://gizmodo.com/373109/who-will-get-hacked-first-vista-osx-or-linux-place-your-bets-here

 

[metrokid26]

somebody wrote on the second link:

Oh my, I predict some extremely entertaining comments on this one.
couldn't have been any more right

but on a side note: 2 MINUTES?

thats..just......unnecessary

 

[militaryiv]

w

w

 

[nycknicks105]

umm.....k??? I'm not that impressed by this. Dude used a crossover cable.

 

[zeus23]

I am not impressed neither, or maybe I'm missing something

 

[addictedtofreshkicks]

They actually have hacking competitions?

 

[southzeztpdot]

Im pretty sure the crossover cable was used just to host the website that had the code on it.

 

[hybridsoldier23]

Originally Posted by southzeztpdot

Im pretty sure the crossover cable was used just to host the website that had the code on it.

you are correct, the code was housed on another mac book. Word is the code was only 5 lines long

 

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[twig1026]

Originally Posted by AddictedToFreshKicks

They actually have hacking competitions?

I was thinking the same thing