こんにちは and welcome to the second annual Pwn2Own Automotive competition. We are at Automotive World in Tokyo, and we’ve brought together some of the best researchers in the world to test the latest automotive components. We had our random drawing for the order of events earlier today, and from that, we have put together the following schedule. Please note that all times are local to Tokyo and may change at any point.

Day One

Wednesday, January 22 – 1100 

Synacktiv (@Synacktiv) targeting the ChargePoint Home Flex in the Electric Vehicle Chargers category with the Charging Connector Protocol/Signal Manipulation addon for $60000 and 6 Master of Pwn Points. 

Wednesday, January 22 – 1130 

Viettel Cyber Security (@vcslab) targeting the Kenwood DMX958XR in the In-Vehicle Infotainment (IVI) category for $20000 and 2 Master of Pwn Points. 

Radu Motspan (@_moradek_), Polina Smirnova (@moe_hw) and Mikhail Evdokimov (@konatabrk) of PCAutomotive targeting the Alpine iLX-507 in the In-Vehicle Infotainment (IVI) category for $20000 and 2 Master of Pwn Points. 

Wednesday, January 22 – 1200 

Sina Kheirkhah (@SinSinology) of Summoning Team (@SummoningTeam) targeting the Phoenix Contact CHARX SEC-3150 in the Electric Vehicle Chargers category for $50000 and 5 Master of Pwn Points. 

Wednesday, January 22 – 1230 

Cong Thanh (@ExLuck99) and Nam Dung (greengrass19000) of ANHTUD targeting the Sony XAV-AX8500 in the In-Vehicle Infotainment (IVI) category for $20000 and 2 Master of Pwn Points. 

Wednesday, January 22 – 1300 

PHP Hooligans targeting the Autel MaxiCharger AC Wallbox Commercial in the Electric Vehicle Chargers category for $50000 and 5 Master of Pwn Points. 

Wednesday, January 22 – 1330 

GMO Cybersecurity by Ierae, Inc. targeting the Kenwood DMX958XR in the In-Vehicle Infotainment (IVI) category for $20000 and 2 Master of Pwn Points. 

Viettel Cyber Security (@vcslab) targeting the Alpine iLX-507 in the In-Vehicle Infotainment (IVI) category for $20000 and 2 Master of Pwn Points.  

Wednesday, January 22 – 1400  

Sina Kheirkhah (@SinSinology) of Summoning Team (@SummoningTeam) targeting the Ubiquiti Connect EV Station in the Electric Vehicle Chargers category for $50000 and 5 Master of Pwn Points. 

Wednesday, January 22 – 1430 

Thanh Do (@nyanctl) of Team Confused targeting the Sony XAV-AX8500 in the In-Vehicle Infotainment (IVI) category for $20000 and 2 Master of Pwn Points. 

Wednesday, January 22 – 1500 

Tobias Scharnowski (@ScepticCtf), Felix Buchmann (@diff_fusion), and Kristian Covic (@SeTcbPrivilege) of fuzzware.io targeting the Autel MaxiCharger AC Wallbox Commercial in the Electric Vehicle Chargers category for $50000 and 5 Master of Pwn Points. 

Wednesday, January 22 – 1530 

Synacktiv (@Synacktiv) targeting the Kenwood DMX958XR in the In-Vehicle Infotainment (IVI) category for $20000 and 2 Master of Pwn Points. 

SK Shieldus(@EQSTLab) targeting the Alpine iLX-507 in the In-Vehicle Infotainment (IVI) category for $20000 and 2 Master of Pwn Points. 

Wednesday, January 22 – 1600 

Rob Blakely and Andres Campuzano of the Technical Debt Collectors targeting the Automotive Grade Linux in the Operating System category for $40000 and 4 Master of Pwn Points. 

Wednesday, January 22 – 1630 

Sina Kheirkhah (@SinSinology) of Summoning Team (@SummoningTeam) targeting the Sony XAV-AX8500 in the In-Vehicle Infotainment (IVI) category for $20000 and 2 Master of Pwn Points. 

Pwn2Own After Dark 

Wednesday, January 22 – 1700 

Tobias Scharnowski (@ScepticCtf), Felix Buchmann (@diff_fusion), and Kristian Covic (@SeTcbPrivilege) of fuzzware.io targeting the Phoenix Contact CHARX SEC-3150 in the Electric Vehicle Chargers category for $50000 and 5 Master of Pwn Points. 

Riccardo Mori of Quarkslab (@quarkslab) targeting the Autel MaxiCharger AC Wallbox Commercial in the Electric Vehicle Chargers category for $50000 and 5 Master of Pwn Points. 

Wednesday, January 22 – 1730 

Bongeun Koo(@kiddo_pwn) of STEALIEN targeting the Alpine iLX-507 in the In-Vehicle Infotainment (IVI) category for $20000 and 2 Master of Pwn Points. 

Day Two

Thursday, January 23 – 1100 

Sina Kheirkhah (@SinSinology) of Summoning Team (@SummoningTeam) targeting the WOLFBOX Level 2 EV Charger in the Electric Vehicle Chargers category for $50000 and 5 Master of Pwn Points. 

PHP Hooligans targeting the Tesla Wall Connector in the Electric Vehicle Chargers category for $50000 and 5 Master of Pwn Points. 

Viettel Cyber Security (@vcslab) targeting the ChargePoint Home Flex in the Electric Vehicle Chargers category for $50000 and 5 Master of Pwn Points. 

Thursday, January 23 – 1200 

The ZIEN, Inc. (@zien_security) [HANRYEOL PARK (@hanR0724), HYOJIN LEE (@meixploit), HYEOKJONG YUN (@dig06161), HYEONJUN LEE (@gul9ul), DOWON KWAK (@D0uneo), YOUNGMIN CHO (@ZIEN0621)] targeting the Kenwood DMX958XR in the In-Vehicle Infotainment (IVI) category for $20000 and 2 Master of Pwn Points. 

Cong Thanh (@ExLuck99) and Nam Dung (greengrass19000) of ANHTUD targeting the Alpine iLX-507 in the In-Vehicle Infotainment (IVI) category for $20000 and 2 Master of Pwn Points. 

Thursday, January 23 – 1300 

HT3 Labs (@ht3labs) targeting the Phoenix Contact CHARX SEC-3150 in the Electric Vehicle Chargers category for $50000 and 5 Master of Pwn Points. 

Radu Motspan (@_moradek_), Polina Smirnova (@moe_hw) and Mikhail Evdokimov (@konatabrk) of PCAutomotive targeting the Tesla Wall Connector in the Electric Vehicle Chargers category with the Charging Connector Protocol/Signal Manipulation addon for $60000 and 6 Master of Pwn Points. 

Sina Kheirkhah (@SinSinology) of Summoning Team (@SummoningTeam) targeting the Autel MaxiCharger AC Wallbox Commercial  in the Electric Vehicle Chargers category for $50000 and 5 Master of Pwn Points. 

Thursday, January 23 – 1400 

Pony 74 targeting the Kenwood DMX958XR in the In-Vehicle Infotainment (IVI) category for $20000 and 2 Master of Pwn Points. 

GMO Cybersecurity by Ierae, Inc. targeting the Alpine iLX-507 in the In-Vehicle Infotainment (IVI) category for $20000 and 2 Master of Pwn Points. 

Thursday, January 23 - 1500 

Rafal Goryl of PixiePoint Security targeting the WOLFBOX Level 2 EV Charger in the Electric Vehicle Chargers category for $50000 and 5 Master of Pwn Points. 

Radu Motspan (@_moradek_), Polina Smirnova (@moe_hw) and Mikhail Evdokimov (@konatabrk) of PCAutomotive targeting the Sony XAV-AX8500 in the In-Vehicle Infotainment (IVI) category for $20000 and 2 Master of Pwn Points. 

Tobias Scharnowski (@ScepticCtf), Felix Buchmann (@diff_fusion), and Kristian Covic (@SeTcbPrivilege) of fuzzware.io targeting the ChargePoint Home Flex in the Electric Vehicle Chargers category for $50000 and 5 Master of Pwn Points. 

Thursday, January 23 – 1600 

Sina Kheirkhah (@SinSinology) of Summoning Team (@SummoningTeam) targeting the Kenwood DMX958XR in the In-Vehicle Infotainment (IVI) category for $20000 and 2 Master of Pwn Points. 

Synacktiv (@Synacktiv) targeting the Tesla Wall Connector in the Electric Vehicle Chargers category with the Charging Connector Attack addon for $70000 and 7 Master of Pwn Points. 

CIS Team targeting the Alpine iLX-507 in the In-Vehicle Infotainment (IVI) category for $20000 and 2 Master of Pwn Points. 

Pwn2Own After Dark 

Thursday, January 23 – 1700  

PHP Hooligans targeting the WOLFBOX Level 2 EV Charger in the Electric Vehicle Chargers category for $50000 and 5 Master of Pwn Points. 

Viettel Cyber Security (@vcslab) targeting the Sony XAV-AX8500 in the In-Vehicle Infotainment (IVI) category for $20000 and 2 Master of Pwn Points. 

Tobias Scharnowski (@ScepticCtf), Felix Buchmann (@diff_fusion), and Kristian Covic (@SeTcbPrivilege) of fuzzware.io targeting the EMPORIA EV Charger Level 2 in the Electric Vehicle Chargers category for $50000 and 5 Master of Pwn Points. 

Thursday, January 23 – 1800 

Juurin Oy, Elias Ikkelä-Koski and Aapo Oksman targeting the Kenwood DMX958XR in the In-Vehicle Infotainment (IVI) category for $20000 and 2 Master of Pwn Points. 

Sina Kheirkhah (@SinSinology) of Summoning Team (@SummoningTeam) targeting the Tesla Wall Connector in the Electric Vehicle Chargers category for $50000 and 5 Master of Pwn Points. 

Compass Security (@compasssecurity) targeting the Alpine iLX-507 in the In-Vehicle Infotainment (IVI) category for $20000 and 2 Master of Pwn Points. 

Day Three

Friday, January 24 – 1100  

Bongeun Koo(@kiddo_pwn) of STEALIEN targeting the Ubiquiti Connect EV Station in the Electric Vehicle Chargers category with the Charging Connector Protocol/Signal Manipulation addon for $60000 and 6 Master of Pwn Points. 

Sina Kheirkhah (@SinSinology) of Summoning Team (@SummoningTeam) targeting the ChargePoint Home Flex in the Electric Vehicle Chargers category for $50000 and 5 Master of Pwn Points. 

Friday, January 24 – 1130 

Synacktiv (@Synacktiv) targeting the Sony XAV-AX8500 in the In-Vehicle Infotainment (IVI) category for $20000 and 2 Master of Pwn Points. 

Friday, January 24 – 1200 

PHP Hooligans targeting the Kenwood DMX958XR in the In-Vehicle Infotainment (IVI) category for $20000 and 2 Master of Pwn Points. 

Thanh Do (@nyanctl) of Team Confused targeting the Alpine iLX-507 in the In-Vehicle Infotainment (IVI) category for $20000 and 2 Master of Pwn Points. 

Friday, January 24 – 1230 

Tobias Scharnowski (@ScepticCtf), Felix Buchmann (@diff_fusion), and Kristian Covic (@SeTcbPrivilege) of fuzzware.io targeting the WOLFBOX Level 2 EV Charger in the Electric Vehicle Chargers category for $50000 and 5 Master of Pwn Points. 

Friday, January 24 – 1300 

Rob Blakely and Andres Campuzano of the Technical Debt Collectors targeting the Tesla Wall Connector in the Electric Vehicle Chargers category for $50000 and 5 Master of Pwn Points. 

Synacktiv (@Synacktiv) targeting the Autel MaxiCharger AC Wallbox Commercial in the Electric Vehicle Chargers category with the Charging Connector Protocol/Signal Manipulation addon for $60000 and 6 Master of Pwn Points. 

Friday, January 24 – 1400 

Evan Grant (@stargravy) targeting the Kenwood DMX958XR in the In-Vehicle Infotainment (IVI) category for $20000 and 2 Master of Pwn Points. 

Sina Kheirkhah (@SinSinology) of Summoning Team (@SummoningTeam) targeting the Alpine iLX-507 in the In-Vehicle Infotainment (IVI) category for $20000 and 2 Master of Pwn Points.

The Results

We’ll be blogging and tweeting results in real-time throughout the competition. Be sure to keep an eye on the blog for the latest information. We’ll also be posting live results on Twitter, Mastodon, LinkedIn, and Bluesky, so follow us on your favorite social platform for the latest news, and keep an eye on the #P2OAuto hashtag for continuing coverage.

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