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phooey, the chickens didn't even try Linux

Story: Hacker exploits IE8 on Windows 7 to win Pwn2OwnTotal Replies: 3
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tuxchick

Mar 25, 2010
5:51 PM EDT 		What a bunch of hot air :). talk is cheap, l33t haxxors, prove it!
jdixon

Mar 25, 2010
6:24 PM EDT 		From the interview:

The other thing is, the vulnerabilities are in the browsers, and mostly, the same browsers that run on Linux, run on Windows.

Really? Where can I download this version of IE8 for Linux? Enquiring minds want to know.

> talk is cheap

Seconded.
tracyanne

Mar 25, 2010
6:32 PM EDT 		I've got IE7 on my linux box, does that count
Bob_Robertson

Mar 25, 2010
6:48 PM EDT 		I found the excuse "nobody uses it on the desktop" to be very much cheap talk.

If he'd been HONEST and said "I have no interest in Linux", fine.

However, I think the result would be just like last year. A hacked Windows, a hacked Mac, and an unhacked Linux.

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