Pwn2Own 2016

The annual event, which was originally hosted by HP's ZDI, will now be jointly hosted by HP and TrendMicro (post the acquisition). Details are here and here.

Highlights:

• Exploiting Google Chrome or Microsoft Edge will earn hackers $65,000
• Exploiting Apple Safari on Mac only $40,000. 
• Achieving system-level access on Windows or root access on Mac OS X would add another $20,000 to the final payout.
• Adobe Reader, Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer are no longer on the contest's target list. Adobe Flash remains, but only the version that comes bundled with Microsoft Edge
• If anyone manages to escape the VMware Workstation virtual machine and achieves code execution on the host operating system, they’ll receive an additional $75,000