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title: "EUROPEAN CYBERSECURITY CHALLENGE 2026ECSC"
date: 2026-10-12T00:00:00+00:00
end_date: 2026-10-16T00:00:00+00:00
location: "Bochum, DE"
format: onsite
type: challenge
level: open
prize: N/A
tags: "cybersecurity, edtech"
url: "https://ecsc.eu/icc"
canonical: "https://hackathonhub.eu/events/european-cybersecurity-challenge-2026ecsc-bochum-2026"
---

# EUROPEAN CYBERSECURITY CHALLENGE 2026ECSC

**Date:** 2026-10-12 — 2026-10-16  
**Location:** Bochum, DE  
**Format:** onsite  
**Type:** challenge  
**Level:** open  
**Tags:** cybersecurity, edtech

The International Cybersecurity Challenge (ICC) 2026 is a three-day global competition aimed at fostering young talent in the field of cybersecurity and raising awareness of the importance of cybersecurity skills. Participants compete in teams in traditional Jeopardy challenges (cryptography, reverse engineering, forensics) and attack-and-defense scenarios. The event, supported by ENISA, is an important platform for developing the skills needed to secure a digital society.

[Register or learn more](https://ecsc.eu/icc)

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