Announcing the Swiss Hacking Challenge 2026
> 2026-01-22
We are proud to announce the Swiss Hacking Challenge events for 2026! This year, the theme will be going back in time to the dinosaurs! Read more to find out the exact dates about the things that we have in store for you!
In March, the year starts off with the SHC2026 qualifier, which acts as an entrypoint to many different competitions:
| Date + Time | What | Where |
|---|---|---|
| Sun, 01.03.2026 18:00:00 GMT+0100 | Start + First Wave | Online |
| Wed, 01.04.2026 18:00:00 GMT+0200 | Half-Time + Second Wave | Online |
| Fri, 01.05.2026 18:00:00 GMT+0200 | End | Online |
Like last year, the challenges will be released in two waves. There will be challenges of different difficulty levels and different categories in each wave. Challenges of the first wave will stay up and are still solvable together with challenges of the second wave.
The link to the qualifier ctf platform will be posted as soon as its ready. To make sure you don’t miss out when that happens, please join our discord server!
Later in the year, the SHC2026 finals, the ECSC team event, the ECSC2026 and the Swiss Cyber Storm Conference will take place:
| Dates | What | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 11.07 - 12.07.2026 | SHC2026 Onsite Final | Onsite, TBD |
| 08.08.2026 | ECSC Team Event | Onsite, TBD |
| 09.08.2026 | ECSC Team Event (Fallback) | Onsite, TBD |
| October, TBD | ECSC 2026 | Germany |
| 20.10.2026 | Swiss Cyber Storm Conference | Bern, Kursaal |
If you have downloaded the calendar that is linked above, these dates are also already included.
Besides qualifying for the SHC2026 finals, the top 10 junior and top 10 senior swiss players win a ticket to the Swiss Cyber Storm Conference!
Many more prizes, t-shirts and hoodies await at the SHC finals and the ECSC, so make sure that you show your skills in the qualifiers to secure a spot in the team!