Pwn2Own Auto Offers $500K for Tesla Hacks

The Pwn20wn Automotive contest shall be returning to Tokyo in 2025 for its second yr, providing a brand new set of challenges and winnings of greater than $1 million in money and prizes.

A random drawing will decide the schedule of makes an attempt the day earlier than the competition begins, specializing in four categories: Tesla, in-vehicle infotainment (IVI), electrical car chargers, and working techniques.

Every of those classes have particular person targets and fluctuate in prize quantities. Within the Tesla class, the very best prize is half one million {dollars} for the Autopilot goal within the “full distant with unconfined root” subcategory. The opposite three classes have fewer targets and smaller prize choices, starting from $20,000 to $60,000. Factors are gathered for every profitable try on every goal, and the participant with essentially the most factors by the tip of the competitors will earn the Grasp of Pwn crown and instantaneous Platinum standing in 2026.

The rules of the contest will be discovered on the Zero Day Initiative (ZDI) web site, and may change with out discover, so contributors ought to commonly replace themselves on the rules. Registration closes on Jan. 16, 2025, at 5 p.m. Japanese Customary Time.