Tianfu Cup 2023: Still a Thing
China’s premier hacking competition returns with a more inward-looking focus but sustained interest in Western tech majors’ vulnerabilities.
Tianfu Cup (TFC) 2023, China’s prestigious answer to the annual hacking competition Pwn2Own, took place from October 31 to November 1 in Chengdu, Sichuan Province this year. Compared to last, this year’s competition generated little overseas media coverage or chatter among overseas security researchers. Nevertheless, Natto Team observed some noteworthy changes and features in this year’s Tianfu Cup.
What is the Tianfu Cup and How Did it Catch Western Media Attention Previously?
Tianfu Cup, officially described as a hacking competition and international cybersecurity summit, was born in 2018 at a time of upheaval in China’s approach to information security research. China had prohibited its own security researchers from participating in international hacking competition, and Chinese industry experts proposed to the government that vulnerabilities should be considered as national strategic re…
