Unprecedented $1 million prize offered at Pwn2Own Ireland 2025 for zero-click WhatsApp exploit.

Unprecedented $1 million prize offered at Pwn2Own Ireland 2025 for zero-click WhatsApp exploit.

In a groundbreaking move for cybersecurity research, Trend Micro’s Zero Day Initiative (ZDI), with co-sponsorship from Meta, has announced an unprecedented $1 million prize for a successful zero-click exploit targeting WhatsApp at Pwn2Own Ireland 2025. This event, scheduled for October 21–24, 2025, in Cork, Ireland, sets a new record for the highest single bounty offered in the history of the prestigious hacking contest.