The PJHACK Capture the Flag 2026 competition is now over!

On May 10, 2026, Auditorium A1 at the Polish-Japanese Academy of Information Technology in Warsaw was transformed into a veritable arena of cybersecurity competition. Another successful edition of the PJHACK CTF competition, organized by the reliable PJSEC student research club, has come to a close.

Six hours of hacking challenges

Sunday’s event drew IT security enthusiasts from among PJAIT undergraduate and graduate students. The competition took place in the popular Jeopardy format, which involved a series of varied challenges scored according to their level of difficulty. After morning registration, at exactly 11:45 a.m., the event was officially opened by special guests: Mr. Michał Orzechowski—Director of the Penetration Testing Department at STM Cyber—Mr. Adam Kassenberg—founder of the PJAIT Cybersecurity Department—and the main organizers from the PJSEC club: Iwo Kosiński and Szymon Trauth. Then, the participants fought intently for the next flags for a full 6 hours, until the official end at 6:00 PM.

A space for everyone—from beginners to professionals

The PJHACK CTF 2026 competition once again proved that cybersecurity is a field open to anyone willing to learn. Both experienced professionals and those just beginning their journey into ethical hacking gathered in Auditorium A1.
A variety of challenges in fields such as Forensics, Web, Reverse Engineering, Cryptography, and Box provided top-notch excitement and a fierce competition right up to the very end.

Achievements, podium finishes, and awards

Attractive prizes, sponsored by STM Cyber and Sekurak, awaited the top competitors. The competition was extremely fierce, and the outcome remained uncertain until the very end. In the end, the following competitors took the podium:

• 1st place: Michał Pawlukiewicz – winner of the most anticipated prize, the Flipper Zero!
• 2nd place: Grzegorz Raczkowski
• 3rd place: Mateusz Dylewski

In addition, special awards and honorable mentions were presented to:

• Dawid Kamys – Award for Best Red Team Member
• Kacper Domżalski – Award for the Best Blue Team Member

Thanks to the organizers

We would like to extend our special thanks to the organizers, the members of the PJSEC club, the authors of the challenges, and everyone who helped make this event such a success. Among them were:

• Adam Kassenberg, M.S. (Eng.) – founder of the Department of Cybersecurity, advisor to the PJSEC research club,
• Iwo Kosiński – leader of the PJSEC research club, the event’s initiator and organizer,
• Szymon Trauth – leader of the Blue Team section at PJSEC, the event’s initiator and organizer,
• Jakub Rawski – leader of the Cryptology section of the PJSEC club, responsible for tasks in the Cryptography category and for co-organizing the event,
• Izabela Pawlukowska – a representative of the Promotion Department, responsible for promoting the PJHACK competition and co-organizing it,
• Mikołaj Wójcicki – creator of the contest challenges, responsible for the visual design and photographic documentation of the event,
• Aleksander Serocki, Oskar Biernacki, Bartosz Badura, Franciszek Krawczyk, Maciej Fijałkowski, Michał Czech, Kacper Ufel, Pawiel Hrusha, Michał Maksymiuk – members of the PJSEC club, task authors, and our reliable, dedicated SOC, providing crucial support in task monitoring and on-site organization.

Museum Night with PJSEC

We extend our heartfelt congratulations to all the winners!

The excitement from the competition is still in the air, and we’re already inviting you to the next PJSEC club event! This Saturday, we’ll be hosting “Cyber Night PJAIT”— a unique take on Museum Night. We guarantee a one-of-a-kind atmosphere and plenty of excitement. See you there!