Why AI Still Needs the Hacker’s Mind: DEVCORE Pwns Four Microsoft Products to Win Pwn2Own Berlin 2026

Why AI Still Needs the Hacker’s Mind: DEVCORE Pwns Four Microsoft Products to Win Pwn2Own Berlin 2026

By PR Newswire
Publication Date: 2026-05-20 09:19:00

TAIPEI, May 20, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Pwn2Own Berlin 2026, the world’s premier vulnerability research competition, concluded on May 16 after three days of intense competition. Amid a new wave of AI-driven vulnerability discovery and fierce contention among the world’s top white-hat hackers, Taiwan-based offensive cybersecurity company DEVCORE delivered a landmark performance. Its research team uncovered vulnerabilities across four of Microsoft’s flagship products, securing the global championship with 50.5 total points, more than double the runner-up’s score, and earning the coveted Master of Pwn title.

Led by Principal Security Researcher Orange Tsai, the DEVCORE Research Team finished the competition with 50.5 total points

Sweeping Four Microsoft Product Lines: DEVCORE Takes the Pwn2Own Berlin Crown

Led by Principal Security Researcher Orange Tsai, the DEVCORE Research Team finished the competition with 50.5 total points, taking home $505,000 USD in total prize money…