Apart Research Threat Intelligence & Threat Modelling Hackathon 2026 ($5,000)
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About this hackathon
An online research sprint by Apart Research with Security Level 5 (SL5), Dec 4–6, 2026. Build LLM pipelines or tools for threat intelligence on publicly attributed adversaries, or whole-system threat modelling for frontier AI infrastructure against state-level attackers. Teams of 1–5 (larger OK); submit an ≤8-page research PDF by Dec 6, 11:59 PM AoE. $5,000 cash ($2,500 / $1,250 / $750 / $250 / $250). Top teams invited to apply to the Apart Fellowship and may get SL5 mentorship. Public data only; defence/methodology framing required.
- Status
- Deadline
- 2026-12-06
- Starts
- 2026-12-04
- Who
- Open to all (Global online; teams of 1–5 recommended; research PDF submission; no specific background required)
- Level
- Advanced
- Prize
- $5k · $5,000 cash: $2,500 / $1,250 / $750 / $250 / $250 for places 1–5; top teams invited to Apart Fellowship
- Size
- —
- Format
- Online · International
- Location
- Denver (online; placed at organizer’s city)
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Original listing (Chinese)
The full original listing below is in Chinese, as published in the Hack123 newsletter.
一句话简介：Apart Research 与 SL5 合办的线上研究型黑客松，用大模型做威胁情报或威胁建模，12 月 4–6 日，奖金 5,000 美元。
看点：两条赛道——公开归因对手的战略威胁情报，或对标国家级攻击者的整设施威胁建模；只许公开数据；须交 ≤8 页研究报告。
奖金：现金合计 5,000 美元；优胜可申 Apart Fellowship / SL5 试点
截止日期：12月6日 23:59（Anywhere on Earth）
活动日期：2026年12月4日—6日（线上）
Summarized from the organizer’s page and public posts. Please confirm details on the official site before registering.