Blog post: https://bughunters.google.com/blog/thats-a-wrap-on-escal8-2026

#ESCAL8 #GoogleCTF #Hackceler8 #bugSWAT #GoogleSingapore #CyberSecurity

Catch all the highlights, including:🐞 elite bug hunting & research collaborations, 🛡️ next-generation cybersecurity education, and 🚩 high-stakes, speedrun CTF action from the Hackceler8 arena.

Dive in now! 👇🔗

Aftermovie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wcO_Vq86fM&feature=youtu.be

🏁 This year's Hackceler8 finals in Singapore have concluded! 🇸🇬
Huge congratulations to BunkyoWesterns, the crowned Escal8 CTF winners this year!

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Kudos to DiceGang 🎲 for taking 2nd place, and Kalmarunionen and Maple Mallard Magistrates 🪿 for capturing 3rd place after an absolutely legendary battle in the arena! 🥈🥉

#Hackceler8 #GoogleCTF #ESCAL8 #GoogleSingapore #CaptureTheFlag #CyberSecurity

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Competing Teams: Kalmarunionen, r3kapig, Zer0Rocket Wrecks, TeamH4C, Maple Mallard Magistrates, Bunkyo Westerns, Dicegang, and Slices
#Hackceler8 #GoogleCTF #CTF #CaptureTheFlag #ESCAL8 #GoogleSingapore

🚩 Flags are waiting to be captured! The Hackceler8 FINALS are about to IGNITE! 🚩
Right here on the ground, the world's elite teams are battling it out live—exploiting vulnerabilities and racing to pwn the challenges in real time. 💻🔥
Who will conquer the arena and capture ultimate fame and glory?

ESCAL8, Google’s annual flagship security conference, is coming to Singapore in October 2026, with a particular focus on AI Agents! 🇸🇬 Check out our blog post to see what's planned in the three main segments of the conference: bugSWAT, Hackceler8, and init.g() 👇

This year's Hackceler8 finals in Mexico City 🇲🇽 have concluded, with Kalmarunionen taking the win in our coveted, annual CTF. Congratulations!

Kudos to Zer0RocketWrecks for second place, and a big shout out to the semi-finalists DiceGang and Maple Mallard Magistrates.

Completed 2/4 qualification round matches of this second iteration of the Google #CTF Hackceler8 competition. I'm running video production just like last year and despite improvements from last time it's challenging. Looking forward to the release of these exciting matches!

That's a wrap for the qualification round of the Google #CTF Hackceler8. Four matches completed with four teams moving on to the finals next weekend. Had a great time doing video production and even commentating one match. Congrats to all the teams and good luck to the finalists!

After a bit more than four amazing years in the Google red team, and almost three years in Switzerland, the time has come to move on to the next thing. At the end of October, with a mix of fear and excitement I'll move to London.

But first I'll help org Hackceler8 one last time!

Thanks for an awesome #Hackceler8, it was really fun this year!

It really came down to the wire at the end, hope to see you all again next year!

🔜 What's next
- Google Hackceler8 Finals, Mexico - we're among the top 8 and can't wait to live-hack on stage.
- Copenhagen meetup - another big team session to keep the momentum rolling.

🥈 2nd place at #GoogleCTF 2025!

Kalmarunionen fought hard all weekend and landed a strong second behind Friendly Maltese Citizens - who almost full-cleared the entire CTF. That was seriously impressive - see you at the Hackceler8 Finals in Mexico City later this year 🇲🇽

Hackceler8 live stream will start on 2025-10-04 21:15 UTC / 14:15 PST

Schedule (PST)
14:15 - Live stream start
14:30 - Semifinals #1
16:30 - Semifinals #2
18:30 - Finals

www.youtube.com/watch?v=xN1W...

Hackceler8の話おもしろい、こんなのあったのか…知らなかった #kyotoasterisk

Hacking is a sport. 🤣
I didn't know until yesterday when I learned that a Danish team won the Google Hackceler8 competition finals in Mexico.
Congratulations to Team Kalmarunionen.
Well done team.
I wonder if it's possible to hack Russian drone and missile guiding systems.