2 Vietnamese “white hat” hackers beat many players and were honored in the world-Information Technology

These two security experts have won when performing a privilege escalation attack with the target of Microsoft Windows 11.

The world’s leading cyberattack competition – Pwn2Own has just announced that two security experts from Viettel Cyber ​​Security Company (Viettel Cyber ​​Security) have excellently won the Pwn2Own Vancouver 2022 contest.

Participating in this year’s contest, two experts from Viettel won the Local Elevation of Privilege category with the goal of Microsoft Windows 11. The contest also featured more than 20 players from top in the world, from famous technology companies such as STAR Labs, Sea Security, …

Hacker “white hat” Tran Huu Phuc Vinh (born in 2000).

The two honorees at this year’s contest are Dao Trong Nghia (born in 1998) – one of the network security experts who has discovered more than 12 important security holes of the Windows operating system. for the second time in a row Nghia participated and was honored at the Pwn2Own contest; and Tran Huu Phuc Vinh (born in 2000) – one of the talented young professionals, participating in the competition in the world arena for the first time.

This is the third time Viettel security experts have been honored at this contest. Before that, at Pwn2Own Tokyo 2020, Viettel also had two players who won when hijacking SmartTV Samsung and Sony. Or at Pwn2Own Vancouver 2021, two other experts have also successfully exploited vulnerabilities on Windows 10 and Microsoft Exchange Server operating systems.

Currently, Viettel Cyber ​​Security owns more than 400 hundred highly qualified personnel, including 30 Vietnamese cybersecurity experts who are recognized in international cybersecurity rankings and prestigious organizations in the world. world like Microsoft, Bugcrowd, Google, etc.

Inside Viettel Cyber ​​Security.

Pwn2Own is the world’s largest and most prestigious cyberattack competition sponsored by security firm TrendMicro and held annually by the Zero Day Initiative since 2007. Here, famous technology companies will bring their products to work. Target, hackers will show their skills to attack, exploit software or equipment, through which manufacturers can immediately correct errors, improve security to help ensure security. complete information for customers to use.

Pwn2Own 2022 was held in Vancouver, Canada, focusing on finding vulnerabilities on major operating system platforms including: Windows 11, Microsoft Teams, Ubuntu Desktop, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari, Oracle VirtualBox, Tesla, .. Pwn2Own Vancouver 2022 ended up to 17 successful exploits, awarding a total of $ 1,155 million to white hat hackers and security researchers.

Viettel Cyber ​​Security Company (Viettel Cyber ​​Security) is a unit under Viettel Military Industry and Telecommunications Group, performing the task of in-depth research, development, and consulting on network security solutions. Viettel Cyber ​​Security is currently the leading partner in Vietnam in ensuring information security for key national infrastructures and organizations and businesses in diverse industries such as banking, energy, electricity, oil and gas, etc.