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Hackathon.lu 2026: a strong year for open cybersecurity collaboration
Hackathon.lu 2026: a strong year for open cybersecurity collaborationHackathon.lu 2026, held in Luxembourg on 14–15 April 2026, once again showed what makes this event special: it is not just a place to present ideas, but a place where ideas turn into code, releases, integrations, datasets, pull requests, and concrete roadmaps. Looking across the Discourse project updates, the overall picture is clear. This year’s edition produced more than thirty concrete project outcome threads, spanning threat intelligence, malware analysis, detection engineering, vulnerability intelligence, graph exploration, forensics, and infrastructure. Some teams shipped releases on the spot. Others used the two days to validate designs, harden code, identify weaknesses, or connect previously separate tools into more useful workflows.
April 24, 2026
hackathon.lu 2026 announced
The hack.lu team and CIRCL announce the new hackathon.lu 2026 event. hackathon.lu 2026: Open Source, Security, and Collaboration — with an Open Conference Morning on 14 April Luxembourg, April 2026 — hackathon.lu returns on 14–15 April 2026, bringing together developers, security professionals, researchers, and Open Source enthusiasts for two days of hands-on collaboration, experimentation, and knowledge sharing in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. Designed as a community-driven Open Source hackathon, hackathon.lu focuses on building, improving, and challenging real-world tools and ideas — particularly in the areas of security, engineering, and interoperability. The event welcomes participants of all backgrounds, from experienced practitioners to curious newcomers.
March 19, 2026
Successful Outcomes from the Hackathon.lu 2025 in Luxembourg
Press Release: Successful Outcomes from the Hackathon.lu 2025 in Luxembourg Luxembourg, April 9, 2025 – The Hackathon 2025, held from April 8 to 9, has successfully brought together a global community of more than 50 cybersecurity experts, developers, and innovators, all working toward advancing the realm of free and open-source software (FOSS) in cybersecurity. Hosted in Luxembourg, the hackathon focused on building cutting-edge tools and improving existing systems to enhance security in a rapidly evolving digital world.
April 11, 2025
hackathon.lu 2025 announced
The hack.lu team and CIRCL announce the new hackathon.lu 2025 event. This 2-day physical Hackathon, held in Luxembourg on April 8th and 9th, 2025, focuses on the development of free and open-source software for cybersecurity. We aim to convene diverse developer groups to collaborate on complex programming challenges within key cybersecurity areas, such as information sharing, threat intelligence, network and system forensics, data mining, network and computer exploitation, and defense techniques. The hackathon’s objectives include improving existing open-source security projects, enhancing interoperability and integration between different security tools, and driving the creation of innovative new solutions.
December 24, 2024