Team Xint achieved second place and $240,000 in winnings at Pwn2Own Ireland 2026, successfully exploiting five targets including Home Assistant Green, Google Pixel 10, Oracle Autonomous AI Database, LiteLLM, and Philips Hue Bridge Pro. The team was the first to hack the Pixel 10, though the exploit involved a known vulnerability. A Japanese team won first place in the Master of Pwn category.
Team Xint finished second at Pwn2Own Ireland 2026, winning $240,000 with successful exploits across five targets including Google Pixel 10, Oracle Autonomous AI Database, and Home Assistant Green. The team achieved a perfect 5/5 submission rate and was the first to hack the Pixel 10, though a known bug prevented a higher placement.
Pwn2Own Ireland 2026 concluded with hackers earning $1,262,000 by exploiting 98 zero-day vulnerabilities across mobile phones, AI infrastructure, and other device categories. Ikotas Labs won first place with $361,000 after successfully hacking Samsung Galaxy S26, OpenAI Codex, Oracle Autonomous AI Database, and Google Pixel 10. The competition, organized by Trend Micro's Zero Day Initiative, requires vendors to patch disclosed vulnerabilities within 90 days.