Pwn2Own Ireland: 32 zero-days and $388,500 on day one

On the first day of Pwn2Own Ireland 2026, researchers hacked the Samsung Galaxy S26 twice and earned $388,500 by exploiting 32 zero-days. VinSOC topped the leaderboard with $40,000 each for seven- and five-zero-day chains against a Philips Hue Bridge Pro and Oracle Autonomous AI Database.

• 32 zero-days exploited on the contest's first day
• Galaxy S26 hacked twice; day-one payouts hit $388,500
• VinSOC earned $80,000 for Hue Bridge Pro and Oracle AI DB chains
• Lexmark and Canon printers, Sonos Era 300 and OpenAI Codex agent also hacked