Red-team capture-the-flag competition
HITCON CTF 2026
Online Jeopardy: 48 hours of nonstop flag hunting
Schedule
A single round. 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.
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
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.