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Cybersecurity Hackathon Winners

230 winning projects · 115 hackathons

KYXGO Community Pioneer Award

LockWise: Strong Password Coach

LockWise is a local-only password coach that checks password strength, gives improvement tips, and generates safer passwords.

Kyxgo hack by Aditya Rai & Yash · 2026

Cybersecurity
JavaScriptReactTailwind CSS
Source pending review
Top 4–10 Teams: 60% discount on any internship

Luminafy

AI-powered grading that actually works. Upload assignments, set your rules, and let AI grade, detect plagiarism, and provide feedback in seconds. Perfect for te

HackVision · 2026

Artificial IntelligenceCybersecurity
JavaScriptNext.jsOpenAI
Source pending review
MO
Portable Charger

MoodNight

A real‑time, crowd‑controlled mood light powered by an ESP32. People can vote on their phones, and the light changes to reflect the group’s choice turning it in

HackHounds 2026 · 2026

Artificial IntelligenceEducation
C++ESP32JavaScript
Source pending review
Sideshift x HackTech - Cash Prize + Interview

NewZ

Newz turns the footage people are already recording into multi-angle local news, automatically with no editing, no captions, no profiles. Just point, shoot, and

Hacktech by Caltech 2026 · 2026

Artificial IntelligenceEducation
ClaudeFastAPIGeminiPython+2
Source pending review
Dev Clash Champion

NexusTrace AI

NexusTrace AI is a multi-tier observability platform and live security firewall designed to manage autonomous agent workflows

Dev Clash · 2026

Artificial IntelligenceCybersecurity
Source pending review
OW
Mini Projector

OWASP Analyzer

Given a website or a folder to run files through, you can test vulnerabilities within your own system based on the top 10 most dangerous cyber threats on the OW

HackMerced XI · 2026

Artificial IntelligenceEducation
JavaScriptPythonVue
Source pending review
PL
Go Pro

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HackHounds 2026 · 2026

Artificial IntelligenceEducation
Python
Source pending review
Digital Camera

PM.ai

PM.ai is an AI product manager that analyzes your user funnels and instantly tells you where you're losing users—and exactly how to fix it

HackHounds 2026 · 2026

Artificial IntelligenceEducation
DockerPostgreSQLPythonReact+2
Source pending review
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Prompt Shield

Prompt Shield is an open-source AI Agent Security Firewall that detects and blocks prompt injections, jailbreaks, data exfiltration, and tool abuse for secure A

Hack Day Jabalpur 2026 · 2026

Artificial IntelligenceEducation
DockerKubernetesLangChainPython
Source pending review
Apple Airpods 4

Ratio'd

One bad post can end everything. Ratio'd throws you into a live social media pile-on and makes you fight your way out. Can you survive the internet?

HackHounds 2026 · 2026

Artificial IntelligenceEducation
ClaudeFastAPIOpenAIPython+2
Source pending review
$250

Recourse

Tell Recourse your dispute. It assesses your California small claims case and helps produce court-ready outputs: a demand letter, filled SC-100, service guidanc

UCSB.network Hackathon · 2026

CybersecurityEnterprise
PythonTypeScript
Source pending review
YC x HackTech - YC Interview

Recruitt

Your job search, on autopilot.

Hacktech by Caltech 2026 · 2026

Artificial IntelligenceEducation
TypeScript
Source pending review
RE
Google Swag Kits

REDACT

Our project is called REDACT — an AI-powered Privacy Intelligence Platform designed to help users understand and reduce their digital exposure.

Google Gemini at Acropolis · 2026

Artificial IntelligenceEducation
JavaScript
Source pending review
Interview with BigTrunk Technologies

SafeReport AI - Campus Incident Intelligence System

A real-time incident intelligence system that enables campus users to report issues and empowers security teams to track, prioritize, assign, and resolve incide

PMC Power Platform Product Sprint 2026 · 2026

Artificial IntelligenceCybersecurity
Source pending review
CS4Everyone Excellence Award

Secure Python CTF Engine

An interactive security lab that safely executes untrusted Python code.

Built with Python Hackathon · 2026

Artificial IntelligenceEducation
FastAPIJavaScriptPythonSQLite
Source pending review
Participation Certificates

SentinelIQ: NLP Cyber Threat & Phishing Detection

SentinelIQ is an advanced linguistic firewall. It uses deep learning and NLP to instantly detect and neutralize zero-day phishing, malicious URLs, and prompt in

Ctrl+V Hackathon · 2026

Artificial IntelligenceEducation
FastAPIPythonPyTorchReact+2
Source pending review
SH
Top 4–10 Teams: 60% discount on any internship

ShareNet

ShareNet is a verified campus marketplace where students rent, sell, give, recover lost items, and post needs — powered by trust scores and smart recommendation

HackVision · 2026

EducationCybersecurity
React
Source pending review
SI
YC x HackTech - YC Office Hours

Sift

AI knowledge infra for humans and agents

Hacktech by Caltech 2026 · 2026

Artificial IntelligenceEducation
PythonReactSupabaseTypeScript
Source pending review
OpenAI Credits

SkyRescue

SkyRescue turns low-cost RC aircraft into flying Meshtastic nodes, bringing emergency communication to search and rescue areas with no cellular coverage.

HackRome · 2026

Artificial IntelligenceEducation
DockerESP32OpenAI
Source pending review
SM
Runner up

SmartLedger

An AI financial literacy mentor that educates individuals on topics, such as saving, investing, debt management, and more.

HACK GGC VI · 2026

Artificial IntelligenceEducation
Source pending review
ST
THE ALT

StoryForge

Storyforge is an AI-powered interactive storytelling app where your choices shape the narrative in real time. It generates cinematic scenes, dynamic visuals, an

SharkHack 2026 · 2026

Artificial IntelligenceCybersecurity
OpenAIPythonReact
Source pending review
KYXGO Excellence Award

SWARMGRIDAI

An open-source, browser-native swarm intelligence platform using MOPSO and Gemini AI to optimize renewable energy grids. Bringing $100k+ enterprise grid-modelin

Kyxgo hack by Aditya Rai & Yash · 2026

Artificial IntelligenceCybersecurity
TypeScript
Source pending review
TE
Honarary Mentions

Team 26

Team 26 tackled real AWS challenges — hosting websites, database failovers, and cloud security. Our biggest lesson: backup first, test safely, always have a way

Cloudathon@SJSU 2026 · 2026

CybersecurityProductivity
Source pending review
KYXGO Rising Star Award

Together Heal

A platform where patients can connect with others facing similar health challenges, share experiences, support each other emotionally, and heal together through

Kyxgo hack by Aditya Rai & Yash · 2026

Artificial IntelligenceHealthcare
PostgreSQLReactSupabaseTailwind CSS
Source pending review