Translation. Region: Russian Federation –
Source: Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University –
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The Polytechnic University held the DUCKERZ CTF information security Olympiad. The competition was intense and dynamic. Participants demonstrated a high level of technical proficiency, strategic thinking, and teamwork.
The UAZ team won the competition, scoring 16,886 points. The team represented employees of the Security Analysis Department of SKBT (Sovcombank Technologies).
Team 0xb00bs took second place with 13,889 points. The participants were aged between 16 and 18, making their result particularly impressive.
Team Caplag took third place, also scoring 13,889 points. The team represented the city of Syktyvkar.
The event was organized by students from the Institute of Computer Science and Cybersecurity: Varvara Pogoretskaya, Egor Anisimov, Alexander Zaruchevsky, Egor Zakharov, Maxim Stavrov, Georgy Kolbenkov, Gleb Grankin, Olesya Petrova, Mikhail Maryasov, Ilya Kuzin, and others. The organizing team, with the support of the Institute of Computer Science and Cybersecurity's Higher School of Software Engineering, prepared a series of interesting and challenging tasks.
A total of 2,400 people participated in the competition, more than double the number from last year. DUCKERZ CTF 2026 was a significant event and confirmed the high interest of specialists in information security.
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