Linked by Thom Holwerda on Sat 21st Apr 2007 16:25 UTC
Macaulay, a software engineer, was able to hack into a MacBook through a zero-day security hole in Apple's Safari browser. The computer was one of two offered as a prize in the 'PWN to Own' hack-a-Mac contest at the CanSecWest conference. The successful attack on the second and final day of the contest required a conference organizer to surf to a malicious Web site using Safari on the MacBook - a type of attack familiar to Windows users. 
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2007-04-22
Let me know when a hacker exploits something from the internet without being given access to so much.