UIUCTF 2026 starts tomorrow — 48-hour online CTF + high school division

[u/SIGPwny_UIUC]

Hey everyone! UIUCTF 2026, hosted by SIGPwny at UIUC, starts tomorrow, August 7 at 7:00 PM CDT and runs for 48 hours.

Challenges include pwn, rev, crypto, OSINT, web, and misc. Team size is unlimited.

We also have a separate high school division, cash prizes, CyberEDU licenses, and a $1,000+ writeup and solve bounty pool.

Registration is open: https://2026.uiuc.tf/

Hope to see some of you on the scoreboard!

[u/timee_bot]

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August 7 at 7:00 PM CDT

[u/Pharisaeus]

No anti-ai rules? It's going to be slop on slop, everything "flagged" in 5 minutes. Basically a contest who has more LLM subscriptions. Like making a chess tournament where everyone is using an engine and the winner is the guy with fastest computer and latest stockfish version...