Pwnhack War -

A retaliatory war involving state-sponsored hackers.

Using known or "zero-day" vulnerabilities to breach the perimeter. Pwnhack War

Bringing together the global security community in a structured, competitive environment. A retaliatory war involving state-sponsored hackers

Notable incidents (representative types; exact incidents/years vary by source) Pwnhack War

(a pseudonym granted for this interview), a former Pwn Guard for a NATO-aligned agency, describes the psychological toll: “You don't sleep because you know the other side doesn't sleep. You find a pwnhack—a beautiful, perfect exploit—and you know that somewhere in Moscow or Beijing, someone else has just found a way to counter it. You are always six months behind and two seconds ahead.”