Red-team capture-the-flag competition

HITCON CTF 2026

Online Jeopardy: 48 hours of nonstop flag hunting

Visit the HITCON CTF announcement website Registration, rules, scoring and prizes are as published on the announcement website

Schedule

A single round that runs for 48 consecutive hours once it starts. Times below are UTC+8, with UTC equivalents for teams in other time zones.

Start (UTC+8)

10 / 23 (Fri) 22:00

End (UTC+8)

10 / 25 (Sun) 22:00

In UTC (48 hours)

From 10 / 23 (Fri) 14:00

About HITCON CTF

HITCON CTF is a premier competition for hackers worldwide. Over a 48-hour online contest, teams take on challenges from a hacker's perspective, in categories including Web, Crypto, Reverse, Pwnable and Misc.

Format

A 48-hour online Jeopardy-style competition. Teams earn points from solving challenges and are ranked by their total points. Scoring details and the flag format are as published on the HITCON CTF announcement website.

Online Jeopardy
48 hours
Cumulative scoring

Organizing bodies

Advisor: Administration for Digital Industries, moda
Organizers: Association of Hackers in Taiwan, HIT · Industrial Technology Research Institute, ITRI
Challenge Design Team: HITCON CTF Team

Contest inquiries

[email protected]

Code of Conduct

Participants must also follow the HITCON Community Code of Conduct, which covers all online and in-person events organized by the Association of Hackers in Taiwan.