Zdnet is reporting on a hacking contest launched by a Sweden-based Mac enthusiast. According to the report this guy set his Mac Mini as a server and invited hackers to break through the computer's security and gain root control.

Within hours of going live, the "rm-my-mac" competition was over. The challenger posted this message on his Web site: "This sucks. Six hours later this poor little Mac was owned and this page got defaced".

The hacker that won the challenge, who asked ZDNet Australia to identify him only as "gwerdna", said he gained root control of the Mac in less than 30 minutes.