[LINK] The Tianfu Cup

[Stephen Loosley]

Christian writes,

>> The discovery came to reinforce the belief among western security experts that Beijing
>> forbade Chinese security researchers from participating in hacking contests held
>> abroad back in 2017 in order to better harness their exploit-creating capabilities for its
>> own operations.
>
> The above is somewhat of a manipulation, rather when viewed under
> an economics lens the maximum prize at the recent Pwn2Own 2021 was
> $200,000 USD which is a third less than the $300,000 USD paid at the
> Tianfu Cup.

Thanks Christian .. yes that may certainly be a factor in terms of attendance.

Cheers,
Stephen