HACKTHEON SEJONG 2026 Qualifier

HACKTHEON SEJONG 2026 Qualifier

"2026 HackTheon Sejong" International Collegiate Cyber Security Competition

❍ Eligibility: Undergraduate students from within and outside the country (Graduate students are not eligible)

※ Teams of up to 4 members allowed

❍ Categories: Advanced and Beginner(A, B)

※ Advanced (No nationality restriction)

Beginner A (Only applicants with Republic of Korea nationality are eligible)

Beginner B (Only applicants with nationalities other than the Republic of Korea are eligible)

A multinational team that includes a member with Republic of Korea nationality may choose to apply for either Beginner A or Beginner B

❍ Application Period: March 23(MON) to April 22(WED), 2026

※ More details to be announced on the website(https://hacktheon.org) in March

❍ Format: Jeopardy-style CTF competition

❍ Schedule

- Preliminaries : April 25(SAT), 2026, 10:00 – 17:00(KST), Online

※ Top 40 teams (20 Advanced, 10 Beginner A, 10 Beginner B) will progress to the finals

- Finals : July 9(THU), 2026, 10:00 – 16:00(KST), In-person at the Sejong Convention Center(66, Dasom 3-ro, Sejong City, Republic of Korea)

※ Accommodations are provided for finalists.

Official URL: https://hacktheon.org/

CTFtime URL: https://ctftime.org/event/3199/

Official prize text: ❍ Awards Ceremony : July 10, 2026 (FRI), 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.(KST)

- Advanced Category Prizes (total of KRW 32 million): Grand Prize (1 team) KRW 10 million, Excellence (2 teams) KRW 5 million each, Honorable Mention (4 teams) KRW 3 million each

- Beginner Category Prizes (total of KRW 6 million): Grand Prize (1 team) KRW 2 million, Excellence (2 teams) KRW 1 million each, Honorable Mention (4 teams) KRW 500,000 each