Samsung Galaxy S22 hacked at Pwn2Own hacking contest [Updated]

We just covered a severe factory reset bug in Galaxy devices, while, Samsung’s latest Galaxy S22 flagship smartphone was hacked twice during the first day of the Pwn2Own Toronto 2022 hacking competition. On day 1, two contestants namely STAR Labs and Chim managed to hack the S22 third and second attempts.

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• Update: Day 3

Interrupt Labs was able to execute their improper input validation attack against the Samsung Galaxy S22 in the Mobile Phone category. They earn $25K and 5 Master of Pwn points.

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• Update: Day 2

Pentest Limited was able to execute their Improper Input Validation as the last Samsung Galaxy S22 attack in the Mobile Phone category. They earn $25K and 5 Master of Pwn points.

Pwn2Own Toronto 2022

2022 marks the 10th anniversary of Pwn2Own Toronto 2022, a consumer-focused hacking competition. For this year’s event, Pwn2Own Toronto has 26 contestants and teams attempting to exploit 66 targets across multiple categories, which also includes Samsung flagships.

• Initial: Day 1

According to the info, at Pwn2Own Toronto 2022 hacking competition, the team of STAR Labs became the first to successfully exploit a zero-day on the Galaxy S22 flagship device by executing their improper input validation attack, and won $50,000 and 5 Master of Pwn points.

Moreover, Chim, another contestant, also demoed a successful exploit targeting the Galaxy S22. Chim was able to execute an improper input validation attack and won $25,000 along with 5 Master of Pwn points. The reward amount is half since Chim got successful in the second round on the same device.

STAR Labs

STAR Labs was able to execute their improper input validation attack on their 3rd try against the Samsung Galaxy S22. They earn $50K and 5 Master of Pwn points.

Chim

Chim was able to execute their improper input validation attack against the Samsung Galaxy S22. They earn $25K (round 2) and 5 Master of Pwn points.