Top 8 Pwn2Own Ireland 2026 - Pwned Samsung Galaxy S26

Pwn2Own is a computer hacking contest held annually by Trend Micro's Zero Day Initiative - ZDI. Contestants are challenged to exploit widely used software and mobile devices with previously unknown vulnerabilities. Winners of the contest receive the device that they exploited and a cash prize. The total prize for each contest is up to millions of dollars.

Today, we are proud to announce that our Viettel Team researchers have achieved Top 8 Pwn2Own Ireland 2026 (Cork, Ireland, Oct 6-9, 2026), ranking 8th among 29 research teams with 7.5 Master of Pwn points.

Highlight: Samsung Galaxy S26 - our researcher successfully compromised the Samsung Galaxy S26 smartphone on Day One (Day One results, ZDI on X).