March 7-8, 2026

Concordia University, Montreal

Canada's largest student cybersecurity CTF

Join hundreds of students for a weekend of cybersecurity challenges, workshops, and prizes.

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What is @HACK?

@HACK is an annual student CTF (Capture The Flag) competition in Canada, hosted by TECHNATION and Hexploit Alliance.

This annual event welcomes hundreds of cybersecurity enthusiasts to Concordia's downtown Montréal campus for a weekend filled with unique cybersecurity challenges.

Grab your friends, form a team, and get ready to hack your way to glory.

Previous @HACK Events

Scoreboard

2026 Winners

Cash Prizes

Regular
  1. 1st
    UofTCTF Ahtesham Ulhaq, William Khem-Marquez, Edward Liono Lie, Tom Philip
  2. 2nd
    Cyber Engineering McGill Yun Zhao, Kalan Liono, Joonhyun Chang, Yangxiang Liono
  3. 3rd
    PolyMaisPasPoly Olivier Ouellette, William Bendwell, Hiba Chaarani, Juan Carlos Merida Cortes
Beginner
  1. 1st
    TIMO Tala Khraim, Mohammad Ismail, Mohammed AlNabulsi, Omar Morsi
  2. 2nd
    rm -rf Fabio Castro, Jiashao Luo, Tariq Menla, Felix Egan
  3. 3rd
    WhatTheHack Sharifa Akter, Omer Sayem, Jongmin Lee, Oliver Massaad

Interac Prizes

Regular
  1. 1st
    CatCh Hanzi Li, Jenil Pansuriya, Yuna Chen, Réa Mourad
  2. 2nd
    Status 418 Het Soni, Lauren Galbraith, Conrado Boeira, Ahmed Alnaamani
  3. 3rd
    K&K Esports Leo Vu, Ibrahim Siddique, David Chen, Jacky Yang
Beginner
  1. 1st
    quarter.zip Mohammed El Ouaabani, Samy Baouche, Hugo-Nathan Bele-Binda, Mohamed Salah
  2. 2nd
    High Cortisol Hero Kong, Zachary Demnati, Ning Ye, Alexander De Luca
  3. 3rd
    Miau in Spanish Najlaa Achouhal, Besher al sabbagh, Daniel Tehrani, Camila Rojas

Northec Prize

  1. 4th
    Cosmos Invasion Ibrahim Awad, Wen-Tzu Tseng, Kelvin Tin Seung Yuen, June Gao

Our Sponsors

Organizing Committee

Faculty Mentors

Dr. Aiman Hanna

Dr. Aiman Hanna

Senior Lecturer, Computer Science and Software Engineering

Credits

Hexploit Alliance and TECHNATION extend their heartfelt gratitude to you for your pivotal role in making @Hack a success.

We owe a special debt of gratitude to the visionary figures who have been instrumental in this journey: Dr. Mourad Debbabi and Dr. Aiman Hanna.

Our appreciation also extends to the alumni of Hexploit Alliance, the administration at Concordia University and the dedicated volunteers whose unwavering support has been crucial in orchestrating the event.

Special Thanks

Organizers

  • Amina Meharzi – Social Media & Design
  • Andrea Serrano – Program Administrator
  • Anis Lounis – Alumnus
  • Arina Sabzevari – Lead Finance
  • Ali-Moussa Darkallah – Finance
  • Catalina Tipa – Lead Marketing & Animation
  • Chit Chit Myet Cheal Zaw – Infra
  • Evelyn Ho Lee – Artist
  • Harsh Sawant – Lead Challenge Design
  • Hayley Blake – Digital Marketing & Events
  • Hugo Kermabon – President
  • Jeslyn Sorotsky – Lead Logistics
  • Lyna Djafer – Animation Main Artist
  • Oleksiy Savytskyy – Lead Web Dev & App
  • Oumaima Afid – Animation Artist
  • Soumaia Bouhouia – Lead Infra
  • Tim Sidock – Senior Manager
  • William Charron-Boyle – Lead Challenge Design

Advisors

  • Aiman Hanna – Faculty Mentor
  • Stéphanie Croteau – Concordia Hospitality

CTF Team

  • Abdul Rahman Rizan
  • Aathira Dineshan
  • Ahmed Houssem Boualem
  • Dana Abousharbin
  • Enrique Calderon GP
  • Jeremy Frandon
  • Khandoker Faisal
  • Mohammad Aghaee
  • Nolan Ganz
  • Rym Dallali
  • Serban Alin Caia
  • Sofiane Benahmed
  • Soma Chénard-Koné
  • Tarek Hamze
  • William Mailhot

Team Members & Volunteers

  • Adam Kirikisla
  • Albert Nguyen
  • Alek Sourivong
  • Alexane Dihua Masse
  • Ali Talhaoui
  • Alireza Toghiani
  • Andrea Makwekwe
  • Ariane Elfy
  • Augusto Mota Pinheiro
  • Bhaswati Aishwarya Biswas
  • Blen Asferachew Abate
  • Boisghur Shishani
  • Britney Vu
  • Chrys Kabera
  • Fawaz Audu
  • Gift Ayibi
  • Hugo Moslener
  • Jade Delisi
  • Jubair Chowdhury
  • Julian Cowley
  • Katelyn Robertson
  • Khujista Faqiri
  • Lucas Gentil
  • Madjofo Sofouet
  • Mahima Chowdhury
  • Md Khiruzzaman
  • Meetkumar Kalariya
  • Mohammad Adas
  • Nathan Courchesne
  • Newsha Vakil Azad
  • Osama Iskandarani
  • Payton Liu
  • Priscilla Nanjobe
  • Roshni Karwal
  • Syed Nafis Ashraf
  • Tobias Fischer
  • Tony Nasr
  • Wendy Mbog
  • Yaman Alhamamy
  • Yuan Xuan
  • Zijin Shan

Resources

How to Become a Hacker

How To Hack Workshop 2026 How To Hack Challenges 2025 CTF Challenges

User Manual

Open Manual

Artwork

Short Story — Back to the AtHack!

Main artist: Nyla  ·  Artist: Mei  ·  Editing: Catalina Tipa

Theme Song — The Man from Outer Space Cheese Challenge — Behind the Scenes Artwork

Media Coverage

TECHNATION — @HACK 2026 Recap

Photos

Open Photo Gallery

2026 Challenges

View on GitHub

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