[ThreatPost]Google Patches 10 Chrome Flaws Ahead of Pwn2Own, Pwnium

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Google Patches 10 Chrome Flaws Ahead of Pwn2Own, Pwnium

Google raised the degree of difficulty for Pwn2Own and Pwnium hacking contestants by patching 10 vulnerabilities in its Web browser last night.

The popular contests, which kick off tomorrow in Vancouver at the CanSecWest Conference, feature millions in prize money for researchers who can crack not only Chrome and the Chromium operating system, but Microsoft's Internet Explorer, as well as Adobe Reader and Flash, Oracle's Java platform and others.

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Source: Google Patches 10 Chrome Flaws Ahead of Pwn2Own, Pwnium