Hacker's Gambit 2026 (Round 1 – Online Qualifier)

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Round 1 – Online Qualifier (48 Hours) The Online Qualifier is the first stage of Hackers Gambit 2026, designed to identify the most skilled cybersecurity teams from around the world. This 48-hour Jeopardy-style Capture The Flag (CTF) competition will challenge participants with a diverse set of real-world cybersecurity problems across multiple domains. Participants will solve challenges in areas including Web Security, Cryptography, Reverse Engineering, Digital Forensics, Binary Exploitation (Pwn), Open Source Intelligence (OSINT), Steganography, and Miscellaneous. Each challenge carries a predefined score based on its difficulty level, and teams earn points by successfully capturing and submitting valid flags. The competition will run continuously for 48 hours, allowing teams to strategiz