Tackle real-world AI security challenges, build innovative defenses, and strengthen the future of trustworthy AI.
Manipal Institute of Technology (MIT), Bengaluru
Govindapura, Yelahanka, Bengaluru, Karnataka, 560064 · 19 September 2026
Work against a genuinely vulnerable system, not a simulated puzzle.
Get practical exposure to RAG pipelines, agentic tool calls, and MCP.
Leave with a real repo and a shippable fix, not just a slide deck.
Mentors in red teaming and LLM security sit with your team, not above it.
Top teams are recognized for depth and real-world impact, not polish.
Explore real-world problems across AI security. Build skills. Solve challenges. Make an impact.
Find, exploit, and demonstrate real vulnerabilities in AI systems.
Detect, defend against, and respond to threats targeting AI systems.
Secure LLMs, MCP protocols, and multi-step agentic systems.
Protect data, strengthen governance, and build AI you can trust.
Teams of up to 4 can sign up for AI-SEC HackFest 2026 starting this month.
Find teammates, lock in your squad, and pick the track you want to tackle.
Get the vulnerable system spec and rules ahead of the day — no pre-built code, only original work moves forward.
Build, break, and defend on-site at Manipal Institute of Technology, Bengaluru.
Teams demo working code live — judges score depth and real-world impact over polish.
Building the future of secure AI one challenge at a time.
19 September 2026 · Manipal Institute of Technology (MIT), Bengaluru
Registrations close 6 September 2026 - Spots are limited to 20 teams.
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