back to article Noooo... WAIT. Google slaps on Chrome patches ahead of Pwn2Own hackfest

Google trowelled plaster over seven security cracks in Chrome on Tuesday, a day before the browser became one of the targets at the annual Pwn2Own hacking competition. The latest cross platform security update for Chrome fixed four "high" severity flaws and three lesser bugs. Three of the four high profile bugs were …

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  1. JDX Gold badge

    The parallel Google-funded Pwnium has been running in parallel since 2011.

    Did you repeat yourself or just state it in parallel?

  2. Eradicate all BB entrants

    It's all good .....

    ..... because it helps prove that no matter how secure you think you are on your platform of choice, there is someone out there who will prove you wrong in a few hours.

    1. Anonymous Coward
      Anonymous Coward

      Re: It's all good .....

      And it's good that the researchers are profiting legitimately, too!

  3. Anonymous Coward
    Anonymous Coward

    Vupen are some of the guys who sell exploits to the NSA/GCHQ if I recall correctly?

    Shouldn't the hacker community piss on them or somesuch...

  4. JCitizen
    Windows

    I thought the article answered that.

    Pretty much AC?!

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