SEOUL, Aug. 10 (Yonhap) — Two South Korean hacking teams finished among the top three at a renowned global hacking competition, the science ministry said Monday.
They were among six teams from South Korea which made it to the finals of the 2026 DEFCON Capture the Flag (CTF) 34 held in Las Vegas, the United States, from Thursday to Sunday (U.S. time), the ministry said.
Founded in 1993, the competition is considered the “Olympics” for white hackers. A total of 686 teams globally competed in the preliminaries this year, among which only 12 teams made it to the finals.
The science ministry vowed support in nurturing top-tier cybersecurity experts with practical skills, so that they can preemptively react to ever-advancing digital security threats in the era of artificial intelligence (AI).
A rendered image illustrating a vulnerability inside software. (Yonhap)
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