Hacking contest kerfuffle over copied rules pits Wiz against ZDI

A new hacking contest has caused a social media kerfuffle over allegations of rule copying and plagiarism.

Wiz, the cloud-security shop that agreed to acquire for $32 billion (pending approvals), on Tuesday announced its new cloud-hacking competition called Zero Day Cloud, with a $4.5 million prize pool. The competition is open to hackers who can find and exploit a 0-click remote code execution (RCE) or container escape vulnerability in any of the 20 open-source projects that power the major cloud platforms.

Contestants have until December 1 to submit their entries, and those accepted will be invited to demonstrate their exploits on stage in London on December 10 and 11. If a demo succeeds, Wiz validates and discloses to maintainers, and the researchers win a payout ranging from $10,000 to $300,000 depending on the target.

And, according to Trend Micro's Zero Day Initiative, which hosts Pwn2Own - one ...