This.
Nobody tried to hack it in pwn2own, it wasn't even in the contest.
Quite incorrect: It was " in the contest " for the hacking and maybe they didn't try because it was harder to hack than the lesser Browsers. Sandboxing: Firefox nor Safari use this and it has to be activated ( via protected mode ) manually in IE8. It was amazing how fast the others ( IE, Safari, and Firefox ) fell.
Neither Firefox nor Safari use sandboxes.
http://techie-buzz.com/browsers/google-chrome-pwn2own-hack.html
The Hackathon is over and the only browser left standing is Google Chrome. This is the second consecutive year that Google has managed to leave the competition unscathed. In fact, according to TheNextWeb, this time around no one even attempted to hack Chrome.
Google obviously went into the competition well prepared. It fixed as many as 11 flaws just ahead of the competition. However, so did Apple, which recently pushed through 16 patches for Safari. Safaris fall also proves that there is more to Googles success than its lowly market share.
In fact, given that Google Chrome had managed to survive last years Pwn2Own, most people expected hackers to be gunning for it this time around. Google credits its sandboxing technique , which forces processes to run in a restricted environment, for Chromes success. While, sandboxing might be the key behind Chromes outstanding security track record, it definitely isnt the sole contributor. Even Internet Explorer 8 utilizes sandboxing (Protected Mode), yet it fell quite easily.
http://blogs.zdnet.com/Google/?p=1897
Every other major browser this year in Vancouver fell victim to hackers in the Pwn2Own competition this year. There are lots of cash prizes available for people with skillz including $10,000 for browser vulnerabilities and $15,000 for mobile phones like iPhone and Android.
This year, all the major browsers were cracked within minutes that includes Firefox, IE8, and Safari. One browser was left standing Google Chrome. This browser is certainly getting a reputation of being solid, as researchers in the same competition last year were unable to do anything with Chrome either.
In addition to the Google Chrome browser, Android was left standing as well. That seems fairly impressive, since the iPhone was hacked in just 20 seconds according to Ryan Naraine.
These results dont mean that Google is 100% secure but it does mean that Google simply isnt the lowest hanging fruit. Market share isnt the reason researchers werent focusing on Google products this year, because prize amounts didnt depend on it it just happens to be much easier to hack the competition.
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