gameboy1977 Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 Google dares hackers to hack Chrome OS - and will pay $2.71828 million as rewardBy Michael Kwan | TechnoStorm Tech Trend ? Fri, Jan 24, 2014 Recommended for you View PhotoSundar Pichai, senior vice president for Chrome at Google Inc., holds up a new Chromebook ? Rarely do you find a company that puts itself in the crosshairs of hackers, especially when you know there are some *very* talented ones out there (remember Anonymous?). In a time where companies try to stay out of the limelight, Google is doing the exact opposite - and for the fourth time, in fact. Google is offering $2.71828 million for hackers who manage to hack into Chrome OS, in their annual security competition event, Google Pwnium. The number itself is a geek joke, actually - it's the mathematical constant 'e', which programmers use when writing algorithms. Translated into local numbers, that's RM9million / SGD3.5 million / P123 million. Why is Google doing this, you ask? According to their blog announcement, they want to plug all security holes in their system, and learn from 'security researchers' (which I suppose is a nicer way to call hackers). It's a bold approach, but it's a fantastic way to ensure their software is truly secure (as opposed to Microsoft Windows and Internet Explorer, which had numerous security loopholes for years). If you're a 'security researcher' who's keen on taking up Google's challenge, e-mail security@chromium.org to register. Registration will close at 5:00 p.m. PST Monday, March 10th, 2014 (9am Tuesday for us in SEA). Official rules here. Happy hacking security researching! read more and video Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
techbeck Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 Will be interesting to see how long this takes...if it is possible. Almost 3mil is a good incentive for hackers to try. The Evil Overlord 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadrack Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 Oh I see. I was all like: wtf is up with that number. Didn't quite get to nerdgasam level for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhatTheSchmidt Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 The numerical constant e - which also just happens to be the icon for Internet Explorer. Google taking yet another swipe at Microsoft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MindTrickz Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 The numerical constant e - which also just happens to be the icon for Internet Explorer. Google taking yet another swipe at Microsoft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mystic Mungis Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 The numerical constant e - which also just happens to be the icon for Internet Explorer. Google taking yet another swipe at Microsoft. Google also ends in an "e", take that MS! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Observer Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 So when they mean "Hack" do they mean gain remote access to a users google chrome os computer though internet connection or are they also including access though the machine itself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhatTheSchmidt Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 I watched that episode over the weekend, it was a good one. But you got to say, there is more than just coincidence that they chose that number. Why not 3.1415 or one of the thousands of other numerical constants? Then again, anything Microsoft does turns into a giant conspiracy, but a web browser contest, the value e - nahhh, Google wouldn't do something like that. Nope, never. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blerk Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 What's the point of hacking Chrome OS when you can just get the data by via a court order? The NSA has got Chrome OS all figured out :D :ninja: :shiftyninja: DConnell 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astropheed Veteran Posted January 27, 2014 Veteran Share Posted January 27, 2014 I watched that episode over the weekend, it was a good one. But you got to say, there is more than just coincidence that they chose that number. Why not 3.1415 or one of the thousands of other numerical constants? Then again, anything Microsoft does turns into a giant conspiracy, but a web browser contest, the value e - nahhh, Google wouldn't do something like that. Nope, never. Pretty sure it's just a coincidence. And if it isn't, the only people that will get 'the joke' are conspiracy nuts, and no one would ever attempt to appease them on purpose. Coincidences are just that, coincidences. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
techbeck Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 The numerical constant e - which also just happens to be the icon for Internet Explorer. Google taking yet another swipe at Microsoft. In contemporary internet culture, individuals and organizations frequently pay homage to the number e. For example, in the IPO filing for Google, in 2004, rather than a typical round-number amount of money, the company announced its intention to raise $2,718,281,828, which is e billion dollars to the nearest dollar. Google was also responsible for a billboard[28] that appeared in the heart of Silicon Valley, and later in Cambridge, Massachusetts; Seattle, Washington; and Austin, Texas. It read "{first 10-digit prime found in consecutive digits of e}.com". Solving this problem and visiting the advertised web site (now defunct) led to an even more difficult problem to solve, which in turn led to Google Labs where the visitor was invited to submit a resume.[29] The first 10-digit prime in e is 7427466391, which starts at the 99th digit.[30] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E_%28mathematical_constant%29 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
techbeck Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 but a web browser contest, the value e - nahhh, Google wouldn't do something like that. Nope, never. This is about the Chrome OS, not the Browser Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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