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Pwn2Own Ireland 2026 - New Targets and Categories

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Pwn2Own Ireland 2026 - New Targets and Categories

Pwn2Own Ireland 2026 will take place October 6-9, 2026, in Cork with seven target categories including mobile phones, smart home devices, wellness, printers, messaging, and two AI-focused categories. Registration closes October 1, 2026, at 5:00 p.m. Irish Standard Time, with a $15,000 lifetime Zero Day Initiative (ZDI) bounty requirement for entry or discretionary acceptance of up to 10 new contestants, capped at 80 total registrations.

Why it matters: Security researchers evaluating participation should register early as slots are capped at 80 and the new bounty threshold may limit eligibility, while enterprises in healthcare, smart home, and AI infrastructure should monitor disclosed vulnerabilities emerging from the competition.

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Pwn2Own Ireland 2026 - New Targets and Categories

Pwn2Own Ireland 2026 will take place October 6-9, 2026 in Cork with seven target categories: mobile phones, smart home devices, wellness, printers, messaging, artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure, and AI coding agents. Registration closes October 1, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. Irish Standard Time, with entry capped at 80 qualified researchers; participants must have received at least $15,000 in aggregate bounty payments through the Zero Day Initiative or be selected as one of up to 10 discretionary new contestants.

Why it matters: Security researchers and exploit developers need to register by the deadline if they plan to compete and test their work against high-value targets in a controlled environment; enterprises using targeted device categories should monitor disclosed vulnerabilities from the event.

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Pwn2Own Ireland 2026 - New Targets and Categories

Pwn2Own Ireland 2026 will take place October 6-9, 2026 in Cork with seven target categories: mobile phones, smart home devices, wellness, printers, messaging, artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure, and AI coding agents. Registration closes October 1, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. Irish Standard Time, with entry capped at 80 qualified researchers; participants must have received at least $15,000 in aggregate bounty payments through the Zero Day Initiative or be selected as one of up to 10 discretionary new contestants.

Why it matters: Security researchers and exploit developers need to register by the deadline if they plan to compete and test their work against high-value targets in a controlled environment; enterprises using targeted device categories should monitor disclosed vulnerabilities from the event.

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