Pwn2Own Toronto 2022: participants earned a total of $400K for new exploits targeting Samsung Galaxy S22, printers, routers, and NAS devices on the first day (Eduard Kovacs/SecurityWeek)

Eduard Kovacs / SecurityWeek:
Pwn2Own Toronto 2022: participants earned a total of $400K for new exploits targeting Samsung Galaxy S22, printers, routers, and NAS devices on the first day  —  On the first day of the Pwn2Own Toronto 2022 hacking competition, participants earned a total of $400,000 for new exploits targeting phones, printers, routers and NAS devices.

Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge:
Samsung announces expanded Google partnership to let Galaxy phone and tablet users onboard Matter-compatible devices to both SmartThings and Google Home systems  —  Ahead of its annual developer conference, Samsung has revealed details about how Matter smart home devices will work on its Samsung Galaxy phones and tablets.

Victoria Song / The Verge:
Samsung Galaxy Watch 5 Pro review: longer battery life, looks nice, and improved bezel, but misleading specs, quite thick, and uncomfortable for petite users  —  At least, in terms of reading and battery life  —  I didn’t think I was going to like the Galaxy Watch 5 Pro.

Dakota Cary / CyberScoop:
Overview of Xi Jinping’s efforts to bolster China’s hacking teams, already skilled in espionage, by focusing on cultivating talent and funding security research  —  From the early 2000s to 2015, China’s hacking teams caused havoc for private companies and U.S. and allied governments.

Dan Goodin / Ars Technica:
Researchers detail Chaos, a new cross-platform malware that infected a wide range of Linux and Windows devices, including routers, FreeBSD boxes, and servers  —  Small office routers?  FreeBSD machines?  Enterprise servers?  Chaos infects them all.  —  Researchers have revealed a never …

Bill Toulas / BleepingComputer:
Symantec details an ongoing campaign by the Witchetty hacking group, potentially tied to a China-backed threat actor, that hides malware in a Windows logo image  —  Security researchers have discovered a malicious campaign by the ‘Witchetty’ hacking group, which uses steganography to hide a backdoor malware in a Windows logo.