Social Security IT agency, security society hold AI security hackathon
A student team from Sungshin Women's University took the top prize at the contest, held as a special session of the 2026 autumn academic conference.
The Korea Social Security Information Service (KSSIS) announced on November 9 that it held an "AI Security Hackathon Competition" with the Korea Convergence Security Association on November 6 at Sungshin Women's University in Seoul.
The contest was organized as a special session of the 2026 Autumn Conference of the Korea Convergence Security Association.
University teams that reached the finals spent three hours on AI-integrated web vulnerability analysis and information security capture-the-flag (CTF) challenges, according to dailysecu.com.
The top prize, the KSSIS President's Award, went to the CSE LAB team made up of Sungshin Women's University students. The second-place, third-place and encouragement awards were also finalized.
KSSIS President Kim Hyun-joon said the agency will continue to discover and support young security talent.
Prior activities
KSSIS has also run the Medical Information Protection Challenge, a cybersecurity contest for medical institutions, as part of its information protection work in the health and welfare sector.
Quick answers
When and where was the AI Security Hackathon held?
It was held on November 6 at Sungshin Women's University in Seoul.
Who won the top prize?
The CSE LAB team, made up of Sungshin Women's University students, received the KSSIS President's Award.
What did the finalist teams do?
They spent three hours on AI-integrated web vulnerability analysis and information security CTF challenges.