Achievements

Pwn2Own. MSRC MVP. Receipts, not claims.

A selective list of public recognition earned by STAR Labs researchers. Not every credit is here. The rest live on the advisory pages.

2025
Oct 23 · Pwn2Own · Cork, Ireland

Pwn2Own Ireland 2025

Pwn2Own is a computer hacking contest held annually by Trend Micro’s Zero Day Initiative - ZDI. Contestants are challenged to exploit widely used software and mobile devices with previously …

Multiple Successful Exploits
May 17 · Pwn2Own · Berlin, Germany

Pwn2Own Berlin 2025: Master of Pwn

Pwn2Own is a computer hacking contest held annually by Trend Micro’s Zero Day Initiative - ZDI. Contestants are challenged to exploit widely used software and mobile devices with previously …

Master of Pwn
2024
Oct 18 · SpiriCyber · Singapore

SpiriCyber 2024

SpiriCyber is a Capture the Flag (CTF) competition held in Singapore, focused on offensive security and vulnerability research challenges. At SpiriCyber 2024, STAR Labs co-organised the event …

Co-organiser
Mar 22 · Pwn2Own · Vancouver, Canada

Pwn2Own Vancouver 2024

Pwn2Own is a computer hacking contest held annually by Trend Micro’s Zero Day Initiative - ZDI. Contestants are challenged to exploit widely used software and mobile devices with previously …

5th Place
2023
Oct 27 · Pwn2Own · Toronto, Canada

Pwn2Own Toronto 2023

Pwn2Own is a computer hacking contest held annually by Trend Micro’s Zero Day Initiative - ZDI. Contestants are challenged to exploit widely used software and mobile devices with previously …

Multiple Successful Exploits
Oct 18 · SpiriCyber · Singapore

SpiriCyber 2023

SpiriCyber is a Capture the Flag (CTF) competition held in Singapore, focused on offensive security and vulnerability research challenges. At SpiriCyber 2023, STAR Labs researchers competed across two …

2nd Place & 3rd Place
Aug 08 · MSRC · Redmond, USA

MSRC 2023 Most Valuable Security Researchers (Annual)

The MSRC Most Valuable Security Researchers program offers public recognition to researchers who help protect customers by discovering and sharing security vulnerabilities under Coordinated …

#26 Globally
Jul 14 · MSRC · Redmond, USA

MSRC 2023 Q2 Most Valuable Security Researchers

The MSRC Most Valuable Security Researchers program offers public recognition to researchers who help protect customers by discovering and sharing security vulnerabilities under Coordinated …

Apr 13 · MSRC · Redmond, USA

MSRC 2023 Q1 Most Valuable Security Researchers

The MSRC Most Valuable Security Researchers program offers public recognition to researchers who help protect customers by discovering and sharing security vulnerabilities under Coordinated …

#38 Globally
Mar 25 · Pwn2Own · Vancouver, Canada

Pwn2Own Vancouver 2023

Pwn2Own is a computer hacking contest held annually by Trend Micro’s Zero Day Initiative - ZDI. Contestants are challenged to exploit widely used software and mobile devices with previously …

2nd Place
Feb 16 · Pwn2Own · Miami, USA

Pwn2Own Miami 2023

Pwn2Own is a computer hacking contest held annually by Trend Micro’s Zero Day Initiative - ZDI. Contestants are challenged to exploit widely used software and mobile devices with previously …

4th Place
2022
Dec 09 · Pwn2Own · Toronto, Canada

Pwn2Own Toronto 2022

Pwn2Own is a computer hacking contest held annually by Trend Micro’s Zero Day Initiative - ZDI. Contestants are challenged to exploit widely used software and mobile devices with previously …

4th Place
Oct 24 · MSRC · Redmond, USA

MSRC 2022 Q3 Most Valuable Security Researchers

The MSRC Most Valuable Security Researchers program offers public recognition to researchers who help protect customers by discovering and sharing security vulnerabilities under Coordinated …

#9 Globally
Aug 09 · MSRC · Redmond, USA

MSRC 2022 Most Valuable Security Researchers (Annual)

The MSRC Most Valuable Security Researchers program offers public recognition to researchers who help protect customers by discovering and sharing security vulnerabilities under Coordinated …

#48 Globally
Mar 22 · Pwn2Own · Vancouver, Canada

Pwn2Own Vancouver 2022: Master of Pwn

Pwn2Own is a computer hacking contest held annually by Trend Micro’s Zero Day Initiative - ZDI. Contestants are challenged to exploit widely used software and mobile devices with previously …

Master of Pwn
Feb 01 · MSRC · Redmond, USA

MSRC 2021 Q4 Most Valuable Security Researchers

The MSRC Most Valuable Security Researchers program offers public recognition to researchers who help protect customers by discovering and sharing security vulnerabilities under Coordinated …

#18 Globally
2021
Nov 04 · Pwn2Own · Austin, USA

Pwn2Own Austin 2021

Pwn2Own is a computer hacking contest held annually by Trend Micro’s Zero Day Initiative - ZDI. Contestants are challenged to exploit widely used software and mobile devices with previously …

5 Successful Exploits
Oct 17 · TianFu Cup · Chengdu, China

TianFu Cup 2021

The TianFu Cup International Cyber Security Competition is China’s premier hacking competition for security practitioners — modelled after Pwn2Own, with all teams required to use original …

QEMU Pwned (x2) + Best Demo
Oct 14 · MSRC · Redmond, USA

MSRC 2021 Q3 Most Valuable Security Researchers

The MSRC Most Valuable Security Researchers program offers public recognition to researchers who help protect customers by discovering and sharing security vulnerabilities under Coordinated …

#27 Globally
Aug 05 · MSRC · Redmond, USA

MSRC 2020 Most Valuable Security Researchers (Annual)

The MSRC Most Valuable Security Researchers program offers public recognition to researchers who help protect customers by discovering and sharing security vulnerabilities under Coordinated …

#40 and #54 Globally
Jul 15 · MSRC · Redmond, USA

MSRC 2021 Q2 Most Valuable Security Researchers

The MSRC Most Valuable Security Researchers program offers public recognition to researchers who help protect customers by discovering and sharing security vulnerabilities under Coordinated …

#24 Globally
Apr 09 · Pwn2Own · Vancouver, Canada

Pwn2Own Vancouver 2021

Pwn2Own is a computer hacking contest held annually by Trend Micro’s Zero Day Initiative - ZDI. Contestants are challenged to exploit widely used software and mobile devices with previously …

Ubuntu Desktop Pwned
2020
Nov 08 · Pwn2Own · Tokyo, Japan

Pwn2Own Tokyo 2020

Pwn2Own is a computer hacking contest held annually by Trend Micro’s Zero Day Initiative - ZDI. Contestants are challenged to exploit widely used software and mobile devices with previously …

NETGEAR + Synology Pwned
Mar 22 · Pwn2Own · Vancouver, Canada

Pwn2Own Vancouver 2020

Pwn2Own is a computer hacking contest held annually by Trend Micro’s Zero Day Initiative - ZDI. Contestants are challenged to exploit widely used software and mobile devices with previously …

VirtualBox Pwned
2019
Nov 17 · TianFu Cup · Chengdu, China

TianFu Cup 2019

The TianFu Cup International Cyber Security Competition is China’s premier hacking competition for security practitioners — modelled after Pwn2Own, with all teams required to use original …

Adobe PDF Reader Pwned
Oct 17 · Driven2Pwn · Dubai, UAE

HITB Driven2Pwn 2019

HITB Driven2Pwn is the UAE’s first bug bounty buffet event — a one-stop collaborative bounty organised by Hack In The Box, VXRL and Vulnerability Labs. Our researcher, Pham Hong Phi, …

VirtualBox Pwned
Mar 22 · Pwn2Own · Vancouver, Canada

Pwn2Own Vancouver 2019

Pwn2Own is a computer hacking contest held annually by Trend Micro’s Zero Day Initiative - ZDI. Contestants are challenged to exploit widely used software and mobile devices with previously …

VirtualBox Pwned