Viettel Cyber Security (VCS), part of the military-run Viettel Group, claimed victory at the Pwn2Own 2024 competition held in Ireland on October 25.

This marks the second consecutive championship for Viettel’s cybersecurity team at Pwn2Own.

Pwn2Own is one of the world’s largest and most prestigious cybersecurity competitions, where white-hat hackers and security researchers from around the globe compete to identify and exploit zero-day vulnerabilities (previously unknown security flaws) in widely used devices such as smartphones, security cameras, office equipment, and software used by businesses.

At Pwn2Own 2024, Viettel’s cybersecurity team identified and exploited nine zero-day vulnerabilities in products from companies such as HP, Canon, Synology, and QNAP Systems, earning a total of 33 points—almost double that of the second-place team, Team Cluck from the United States, with 17.25 points. 

The vulnerabilities discovered by VCS also aid manufacturers in improving device security, preventing the leakage of personal and business data.

Viettel’s cybersecurity team received over $200,000 in prizes.

Pwn2Own 2024 featured eight categories, focusing on AI-integrated devices that required security experts to understand both source code and how AI systems store, process, and operate data within the devices.