Pwn2Own Ireland: hackers earn $1,262,000 for 98 zero-days

The Pwn2Own Ireland 2026 contest ended with researchers exploiting 98 zero-day flaws and earning $1,262,000 in rewards. Ikotas Labs won with 42.5 Master of Pwn points and $361,000 after hacking the Samsung Galaxy S26, OpenAI Codex, and Oracle Autonomous AI Database.

• 98 zero-days exploited, with $1,262,000 paid in rewards
• Ikotas Labs won with 42.5 Master of Pwn points and $361,000
• $300,000 top reward paid for hacking the Google Pixel 10
• Xint took second ($240,000), Team ZyGoat third ($125,000)