Pwn2Own Ireland 2026 - Day One Results
Pwn2Own Ireland 2026 day one: Ikotas Labs failed to exploit a Brother printer in time.
Trend Micro’s Zero Day Initiative opened Pwn2Own Ireland 2026, with 21 entries scheduled across categories that included Samsung devices and a first Google Pixel attempt. The only Day One result published in this update is a failure: Ikotas Labs did not get an exploit of the Brother MFC-L8970CDW printer working before time expired. No successful compromises, CVE identifiers, or technical details were included.
- Twenty-one entries were scheduled for day one.
- Ikotas Labs failed to exploit the Brother printer in time.
- The post discloses no successful exploit or CVE.
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October 06, 2026
Dustin Childs
Welcome to Day One of Pwn2Own Ireland 2026! Today, 21 entries took the Pwn2Own stage to target multiple categories - including multiple Samsung attempts and our first Pixel entry.
Follow the action live! We’ll be posting real-time updates and results throughout the competition on our blog and across social media. Stay up to date by following us on Twitter, Mastodon, LinkedIn, and Bluesky, and join the conversation using #Pwn2Own Ireland and #P2OIreland for continuous coverage.
Here are the results of Day One:
FAILURE - Unfortunately, Ikotas Labs, Inc. (@ikotas00) could not get their exploit of the Brother MFC-L8970CDWworking within the time allotted.
Ikotas Labs, Inc. (@ikotas00) targeting the Brother printer
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