Safari running under macOS Sierra hacked at PWNFEST, giving root access

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Safari running under macOS Sierra hacked at PWNFEST, giving root access

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<p>Security conference organizer Vangelis has <a href="https://twitter.com/vangelis_at_POC/status/796949751774097408" target="_blank">tweeted[/url] that a joint team of Pangu and JH hackers have successfully claimed the maximum $100,000 prize on offer at the PWNFEST event for finding a Safari exploit that gave them root access on macOS Sierra …</p>
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Source: Safari running under macOS Sierra hacked at PWNFEST, giving root access