Cybersecurity Hackathons
Explore 104 cybersecurity hackathons. Hackathons focused on cybersecurity, information security, CTFs, and defensive/offensive security.
Hackathons
93
Avg Prize
$51K
Organizers
54
Tuesday, October 6, 2026
Ongoing
SUSTAIN-A-THON 2.0
In Person
Sep 18 – Oct 7, 2026Sharda University Greater NoidaRuhallapur, India$1K
Blockchain
Cybersecurity
IoT
Ongoing
HACK PRADESH 2026 – RVIT HACKATHON
In Person
Oct 6 – Oct 8, 2026RV Institute of Technology (RVIT)Andhra Pradesh, India$600
Artificial Intelligence
Cybersecurity
Web Development
Ongoing
HACK PRADESH – RVIT Hackathon
In Person
Oct 6 – Oct 8, 2026RV Institute of Technology (RVIT)Chebrolu, India$600
Artificial Intelligence
Cybersecurity
IoT
Ongoing
VIBEATHON 26
Hybrid
Sep 26 – Oct 10, 2026A.C. Patil College of Engineering Department of Information TechnologyMaharashtra, India$300
Web Development
Cybersecurity
Artificial Intelligence
Ongoing
Cryovault 2026
Online
Sep 30 – Oct 10, 2026PES University (PESU), BengaluruOnline
Cybersecurity
Cloud
Edtech
Ongoing
Agnitia 2026 : 36 Hours National Level Hackathon
In Person
Sep 7 – Oct 10, 2026Prestige Institute of Engineering, Management and Research (PIEMR), IndoreIndore, India$2K
Artificial Intelligence
Cybersecurity
Climate Tech
Ongoing
ReConCTF'26
Online
Sep 22 – Oct 10, 2026Indian Institute of Technology, Indian School of Mines (IIT ISM), DhanbadOnline$78
Cybersecurity
Cloud
Edtech
Ongoing
ForgeHacks Online 2026
Online
Oct 1 – Oct 10, 2026ForgeHacksOnline$1.2M
Artificial Intelligence
Edtech
Cybersecurity
Ongoing
CyberQuest 2026
In Person
Sep 22 – Oct 11, 2026Manipal University (MU), JaipurJaipur, India$1K
Cybersecurity
Cloud
Edtech
Ongoing
Kurukshetra CTF
In Person
Sep 11 – Oct 11, 2026Pimpri Chinchwad College of Engineering (PCCOE), PunePimpri-Chinchwad, India$240
Cybersecurity
Artificial Intelligence
Cloud
Ongoing
CryptX
In Person
Sep 24 – Oct 11, 2026Chaitanya Bharathi Institute of Technology (CBIT), HyderabadHyderabad, India$120
Cybersecurity
Cloud
Edtech
Ongoing
INDUX 5.0-2026
In Person
Sep 22 – Oct 15, 2026vikrant university, gwaliorBanarpura, India$3K
Artificial Intelligence
Cybersecurity
Healthtech
Ongoing
ZeroBreach 2.0 CTF 2026
Online
Sep 5 – Oct 15, 2026Sanjivani College of Engineering (SCE), KopargaonOnline$240
Cybersecurity
Cloud
Edtech
Ongoing
Ghost Protocol CTF 2.0
Hybrid
Oct 5 – Oct 15, 2026Noida Institute of Engineering And Technology (NIET), Greater NoidaGreater Noida, India$612
Cybersecurity
Cloud
Edtech
Ongoing
HACK ON TRACK (24-Hour National Hackathon)
In Person
Sep 18 – Oct 16, 2026FR. C. Rodrigues Institute of Technology (FCRIT), Navi MumbaiVashi, India$1K
Artificial Intelligence
Cloud
Cybersecurity
Ongoing
AI Lodge Hackathon 2026
Online
Sep 22 – Oct 19, 2026SMU Business Intelligence & AnalyticsOnline
Artificial Intelligence
Cybersecurity
Ongoing
SPIRIT 3.0 - Buildathon
Hybrid
Sep 30 – Oct 19, 2026Dr Shakuntala Misra National Rehabilitation University (DSMNRU), LucknowLucknow, India$36
Cloud
Fintech
Cybersecurity
Ongoing
H7CTF 2026
In Person
Sep 13 – Oct 24, 2026SRM Institute of Science and Technology (SRMIST), Kattankulathur, ChennaiChennai, India$2K
Cybersecurity
Cloud
Artificial Intelligence
Ongoing
Qiskit Fall Fest
Online
Sep 1 – Oct 26, 2026Mukesh Patel School of Technology Management and Engineering (NMIMS), MumbaiOnline$216
Edtech
Cloud
Cybersecurity
Ongoing
HTCJ Aviation Futures Innovation Challenge
In Person
Jun 25 – Oct 28, 2026hacktheconcretejungleLos Angeles, United States
Artificial Intelligence
IoT
Cybersecurity
Ongoing
Null Origin - 24 Hour CTF Challenge
Online
Jun 11 – Oct 29, 2026Cyber hxOnline
Cybersecurity
Cloud
Ongoing
Koolage Cybersecurity Challenge – Can You Spot the Vulnerability?
Online
Sep 17 – Oct 29, 2026koolageOnline
Cybersecurity
Cloud
Edtech
Ongoing
Hacker's Gambit 2026
Online
Jul 21 – Oct 31, 2026Jaihind college of Engineering KuranOnline$3K
Cybersecurity
Cloud
Edtech
Ongoing
Sea of Secrets CTF
Online
Oct 1 – Oct 31, 2026HackitUpOnline$288
Cybersecurity
Cloud
Edtech
Ongoing
SecLeaf Q4 CTF 2026
Online
Sep 12 – Nov 1, 2026SecLeafOnline
Cybersecurity
Cloud
Edtech
Ongoing
India AI Agentic Security Hackathon
In Person
Aug 12 – Nov 1, 2026AmiyaDelhi, India
Artificial Intelligence
Cybersecurity
Fintech
Ongoing
Low-Level Hackathon
Online
Sep 28 – Nov 8, 2026International Institute of Information Technology (IIIT), BangaloreOnline
Cloud
Edtech
Cybersecurity
Ongoing
Cipher Chase — Capture the Flag
Online
Sep 28 – Nov 12, 2026International Institute of Information Technology (IIIT), BangaloreOnline
Cybersecurity
Cloud
Edtech
Ongoing
InIt CTF
Online
Sep 28 – Nov 13, 2026HIII (Hackers In India)Online
Cybersecurity
Cloud
Edtech
Ongoing
Capture The Flag | IIT Kanpur
In Person
Sep 29 – Nov 13, 2026TechkritiKalyanpur, India$600
Cybersecurity
Ongoing
Capture The Flag | TECHKRITI | IIT KANPUR
In Person
Oct 1 – Nov 16, 2026TechkritiKalyanpur, India
Cybersecurity
Cloud
Edtech
Ongoing
Seize da Flaq
In Person
Aug 24 – Nov 22, 2026Cyberonites ClubMathura, India$6K
Cybersecurity
Cloud
Edtech
Ongoing
Pinaka CTF
Online
Sep 30 – Nov 28, 2026National Forensic Sciences University, ChennaiOnline$1K
Cybersecurity
Cloud
Edtech
Ongoing
Slay CTF
Online
Aug 22 – Nov 29, 2026Jalpaiguri Government Engineering College (JGEC), West BengalOnline
Cybersecurity
Cloud
Edtech
Ongoing
CTF Arena
In Person
Aug 19, 2026 – Feb 7, 2027International Institute of Information Technology (IIIT), BhubaneswarBhubaneswar, India$180
Cybersecurity
Cloud
Edtech
Ongoing
E.ON Future Makers Challenge
Online
Aug 17, 2026 – Oct 31, 2027InfosysOnline
Cloud
Cybersecurity
Artificial Intelligence
Wednesday, October 7, 2026
Thursday, October 8, 2026
Upcoming
XploitX 2.0 Beta – CTF
In Person
Oct 8 – Oct 9, 2026Department of Cyber Security, Prathyusha Engineering CollegePrathyusha Engineering College, India$100K
Cybersecurity
Artificial Intelligence
Open Source
Upcoming
Anvation
In Person
Oct 8 – Oct 9, 2026KSSEMBengaluru, India$600
Artificial Intelligence
Fintech
Cybersecurity
Upcoming
AI Security Night - Hack it!
In Person
Oct 8 – Oct 9, 2026AISecEng CommunityBoston, United States
Artificial Intelligence
Cybersecurity
Social Impact
Friday, October 9, 2026
Saturday, October 10, 2026
Upcoming
Vibeathon--2026
In Person
Oct 10, 2026Jawahar education society, A.C.patil college of engineeringnavi mumbai$25K
Generative AI
Blockchain
IoT
Upcoming
Vibeathon-2026
In Person
Oct 10, 2026Jawahar education societykharghar$25K
Generative AI
SaaS
AR/VR
Upcoming
Intelligence Initiative 2026
Online
Oct 10 – Nov 25, 2026OSINTX × CyberEDTOnline$30K
Artificial Intelligence
Cybersecurity
Fintech
Sunday, October 11, 2026
Past hackathons
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Sunday, October 4, 2026
Saturday, October 3, 2026
Past
codeLinc 11 with Lincoln Financial & AWS
In Person
Oct 3 – Oct 4, 2026Lincoln Financial GroupGreensboro, United States$10K
Cloud
Cybersecurity
Artificial Intelligence
Past
AI Defense Lab 2026 Live Finale
Online
Oct 3, 2026Seattle Data AI & SecurityOnline
Artificial Intelligence
Cybersecurity
Data Science
Past
Financial Cybersecurity Challenge 2026
Online
Oct 3 – Oct 4, 2026EconExplorersOnline
Cybersecurity
Data Science
Past
Financial Cybersecurity Challenge
Online
Oct 3 – Oct 5, 2026EconExplorersOnline
Cybersecurity
Fintech
Beginner Friendly
Past
Hackathon - Build 4 CyberDeck
In Person
Oct 3, 2026Elena ShmakovaUppsala, Sweden
Cybersecurity
Innovation
Community
Past
Kurukshetra CTF
Online
Oct 3, 2026Pimpri Chinchwad College of EngineeringOnline$240
Cybersecurity
Artificial Intelligence
Edtech
Past
Kiro AI Hackathon @ PUO
In Person
Oct 3, 2026Shafiq ArifIpoh, Malaysia
Artificial Intelligence
Fintech
Cybersecurity
Thursday, October 1, 2026
Tuesday, September 29, 2026
Past
Cyber Heist - Unleash Your Inner Hacker
In Person
Sep 29, 2026Ada Scotland FestivalGlasgow, United Kingdom
Competition
Cybersecurity
Past
OT Cyber Security Hackathon 2026
In Person
Sep 29 – Oct 1, 2026VINCI Energies Deutschland (Axians IT Security GmbH und Actemium Deutschland)Frankfurt, Germany
Hackathon
Cybersecurity