Pwn2Own

The annual Pwn2Own hacking contest is coming up next month. At the event, competitors will be given the opportunity to win cash prizes totaling $15,000 for anyone who can successfully compromise the security and take control of an iPhone, BlackBerry Bold, Droid and Nokia device. The competition will start on March 24 at the CanSecWest security conference in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Plans for this year's Pwn2Own 2009 hacking contest have been announced by TippingPoint. 2009's event will shift focus from computers to smartphones this year, starring (you guessed it) the iPhone 3G. The contest will challenge guests at the CanSecWest conference to try and hack the devices using their browser. The first person or team to hack the device will win the device itself and a $10,000 prize.