Hackers Earned $560,000 For Breaking Google Pixel 10 Phones At Security Event
More than $1.2 million went to attackers who found flaws in phones and smart devices at the recent competition.
9 Oct 2026
Security researchers received more than $1.2 million for exploits targeting phones, printers, and AI tools at Pwn2Own Ireland 2026.
The largest prizes went to Google Pixel 10 exploits, where three separate teams demonstrated how to hack the phone remotely.
One group took the full $300,000 payout by chaining multiple bugs to access a device without physical touch.
Two researchers earned $150,000 but did not reach the top amount because their exploit used a known flaw.
Another team won $112,500 for an exploit that combined a new zero-day bug with an old vulnerability.
Smart speakers and hardware also drew high rewards, including $50,000 for a Sonos Era 300 speaker hack.
Several payments went to AI infrastructure tools like the Oracle database and Nvidia inference frameworks for their security gaps.
Printers and health monitors received smaller sums, with companies getting full details on how these attacks worked.
No one managed to target the iPhone 17 or WhatsApp, both of which offered maximum prizes of $300,000.