🎮 THE HACKING GAMES IS CREATING A GENERATION OF ETHICAL HACKERS TO MAKE THE WORLD SAFER​ 🔒

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WIRED TO WIN

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the world needs Gen Z hackers.

Without direction, TALENTED Gen Z GAMERS are groomed into cyber crime. 61% of cybercrime suspects started hacking before 16 (Europol/FBI).

BACKED early, their TECHNICAL instincts, PROBLEM-SOLVING SKILLS and systems thinking can make us all safer.

THE HACKING GAMES WORKS WITH ELITE yOUNG hackers to CREATe UNIQUE METHODS AND TECHNOLOGies that strengthen defences against the MODERN GEn Z HACKER THREAT.

If you want elite next-gen minds testing your defences...

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>>>Cyber security
is broken.

>>GAMERS ARE the fix.

Cybercrime is a global crisis ON COURSE TO BECOME THE WORLd's third largest economy.
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the cyber security industry needs gamers; the people with the aptitude to rapidly problem solve, find patterns in the noise and who hate to lose.  
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If you mod, build and break things, the world urgently needs minds like yours.

BUILD A FREE PROFILE ON THe hacking aptitude ai platform and discover a career that fits how your mind works.

This isn't play.

IT'S prep.

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GAMERS ARE HACKERS

If you’re a gamer you already think like a hacker. Cheats, mods, strategy, speed. They all come naturally. Without knowing it, you’ve been in cybersecurity training for years.

We work with companies who care more about how you think than what’s on your CV. Connect your Steam and GitHub and get hired for your aptitude and skills.


HOW IT WORKS

HAPTAI is our ‘Hacking Aptitude AI’. It learns how you think, play, and problem-solve. Then advises on career paths and matches you with open cybersecurity jobs that fit you. No resumes. No endless applications. No ghosting.

  • Share the games you play (simply connect your Steam)
  • Tell us about the CTFs, bug bounties, and technical projects you’ve been involved in
  • Discover your ‘hacking persona’ to learn careers that suit you
  • Get matched to open jobs
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EMPLOYERS

Get access to screened, work-ready cyber talent

Find unconventional talent and predict job performance.

  • Our ‘Hacking Aptitude AI’ measures whether someone has the ability and behavioural profile to perform in cybersecurity roles.
  • So you can understand what the candidate can do today, and critically, is capable of learning.
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Your brain. Our Ai. Career unlocked.

Your brain. Our Ai. Career unlocked.

We team up with companies that hire brains, not CV checklists. Show what you can do.

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The threat has changed

Historical defences FAIL BECAUSE Modern attackers think differently.

Jaguar Land Rover, MGM Grand, Uber, Marks & Spencer, Transport for London are all attacks that bypassed detection.

Hackers schooled on gaming win because they probe, fail, learn and adapt faster, combining technical skill, social engineering and stolen credentials with collaboration, creativity and obsession.

Defence must keep up.

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69%
of European teens have committed a cybercrime or cyber misdemeanour (UEL)
61%
of cybercrime suspects started hacking before 16 (FBI/Europol)
19
Average age of someone arrested for cybercrime, versus 37 for other serious crimes.
(FBI)
15
Average age of a referral to the National Cyber Crime Unit
(National Crime Agency, 2025)

PUT YOUR DEFENCES TO THE TEST

PUT YOUR DEFENCES
TO THE TEST

[ OUR SERVICES ]
FOR OFFENSIVE SECURITY TEAMS

BLACK TEAMING

Elite Gen Z hackers attack your estate and live off the land, recording novel chains your detections miss. AND THEY HATE TO LOSE.

Test your organization against Gen Z attack behaviour using elite unconventional hacking talent and real, objective-led ATTACKS.
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[ OUR TECHNOLOGY ]
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FOR SECURITY OPERATIONS

THE Adversary Chain Engine

Record, replay and QUICKLY break every attack chain.

OUR UNIQUE AI TOOLING records GEN Z attacker decision-making AND ACTIONS, creating A new approach to defence built for THE novel threats that GENERIC CHAIN LIBRARIES MISS.
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[ Run a Black Team engagement now ]
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THE HACKING GAMES
FEATURE ON ABC NEWS
'GOOD MORNING AMERICA'

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a new generation of defenders

We discover elite Gen Z hackers through the Hacking Aptitude AI (HAPTAI) and our National Programmes. Gaming-native minds that probe, spot patterns, find weaknesses, adapt fast and refuse to quit. Criminals exploit those same instincts but we work to reach them first, guiding their talent into Black Team ethical hacking and putting it to work in defence.

To outplay a new generation of attackers, you need a new generation of defenders.

[ GAMERS ]
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FOR GAMERS AND FUTURE HACKERS

HACKING APTITUDE AI

HAPTAI
HAPTAI reads your gaming history, GitHub, CTF scores and bug bounty work, AND then shows you which cyber roles fit how you think, and how TO SUCCEED. IT'S Free, no CV needed.
[ Build your free profile ]
[ GAMERS ]
FOR GAMERS AND FUTURE HACKERS

the hacking aptitude ai

HAPTAI
HAPTAI reads your gaming history, GitHub, CTF scores and bug bounty work, then shows you which cyber roles fit how you think and how YOU CAN be successful in them. It's Free, no experience or CV needed.
[ BUILD A CAREER that fitS how you think ]
[ BUILD A CAREER that fitS how you think ]
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FOR GOVERNMENTS AND EDUCATION PARTNERS

NATIONAL PROGRAMMES

We help nations build a cyber workforce from their gaming population via education and work placements. Live programmes ARE RUNNING in Saudi Arabia, Albania and the UK, with more planned through 2026.
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FOR GOVERNMENTS AND EDUCATION PARTNERS

NATIONAL PROGRAMMES

We help nations turn their gaming populations into a skilled cybersecurity workforce. By identifying talent through gaming behaviour and verifying aptitude with our Hacking Aptitude AI (HAPTAI), we create a seamless path from raw cyber potential to internships and employment, via schools, academies, and structured national talent programmes.
[ Explore the programmes ]
[ EXPLORE THE PROGRAMMES ]
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300+
community of leading
ethical hackers
4
national programmes UNDERWAY
110,000
students
HOW IT WORKS

INSPIRING A GENERATION OF ETHICAL HACKERS TO MAKE THE WORLD SAFER

Gaming behaviour tells us who has the aptitude.

THE HACKING APTITUDE AI (HAPTAI) proves it and screens for risk.

The strongest talent joins our black teams and attacks client estates under contract.

THE ADVERSARY CHAIN ENGINE (ACE) captures what they find and turns it into lasting defence.

Nations use the whole pipeline to grow their own cyber workforce.
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Defend with the Adversary Chain Engine.

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The hum in the wires

A COMMUNITY of unconventional minds, just like you. Sharing ideas. Trading hacks. Building the future. OUR MEMBERS ARE THE SUPERHEROES OF A HACKING GENERATION.

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MARCUS HUTCHINS
Wired Magazine called him "The Hacker Who Saved the Internet", best known for halting the WannaCry ransomware attack.
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SHAWNEE DELANEY
A key part of the team hunting Osama bin Laden, spent a decade conducting Human Intelligence operations globally.
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BRYAN SEELY
The only person to wiretap the Secret Service and FBI, he recorded 40 calls in one day without anyone finding out.
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ALEXANDRE BLANC
Headhunted by a terrorist organisation and fought his way out. Is now a CISO and speaker, specialising in cloud security
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CAITLIN SARIAN
Influencer known as @cybersecuritygirl, with 1m+ followers who demystifies cybersecurity for Gen Z and professionals.
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[ COMMUNITY ]
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[ TUNE IN ]

Tune in.
Learn the moves.

Bite-sized breakdowns, deep dives, and highlight reels straight from the hacking world.

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School Called Them A Problem. Cybersecurity Calls Them Elite - Gabriel Oleynik & Lorne Rolinson
The school system had a word for how their brains worked, and it wasn't a compliment.
August 3, 2026
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Former CIA Officer: This Is How Hackers Are Turning Kids Into Criminals!
Thomas Nance spent the best part of seven years as a CIA case officer, developing and running human sources overseas. Today he works at Dark Web IQ, where the team goes undercover on criminal forums, negotiates directly with the hackers selling access to companies, and hands the intelligence to law.
August 3, 2026
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The Hacking Games Closing Main Stage Session at Black Hat 2026
The cybersecurity community has a responsibility that extends beyond technology.
August 3, 2026
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The Hacking Games Full Feature on ABC News Nightline
The young hacker behind a historic breach speaks out for the first time, just days before heading to prison, as experts worry about a new generation of tech-savvy teenagers falling into cybercrime.
August 3, 2026
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The Hacking Games has been shortlisted for the Startup in Cyber Award at The National Cyber Awards 2026.
HAPTAI is built to reach talent before criminals do, showing Gen Z talent that the skills they developed in video games are already cyber aptitudes: reading a system, working out what an opponent does next.
August 3, 2026
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Latest news and events

Catch up on the latest articles, announcements, and events from The Hacking Games.

We’re not here to fix corporate hiring.
We’re here to bypass it.
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We built HAPTAI, our Hacking Aptitude AI, to decode what makes you brilliant:your mindset, your gaming style, your curiosity — and match you to careers where you’ll thrive.

We’re building challenges, communities, and connections so you can learn, grow, and win on your terms.

If you’ve ever modded a game, cracked a puzzle, or outsmarted a system… you’ve already started.

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Co-op Partners with The Hacking Games to Help Prevent Future Cybercrime
New initiative to identify and redirect young cyber talent announced
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‘You can be an ethical hacker, not a criminal one’: the initiative guiding young gamers into cybersecurity
Online criminal gangs are targeting young gamers but new initiative seeks to end that
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'Addicted to hacking': Young hacker behind historic breach speaks out for 1st time, before reporting to prison
The Hacking Games profiled on ABC News as world leading Gen Z hacking specialists
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Immserive Joins The Hacking Games as Partner
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ECSO Joins The Hacking Games as Partner
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Veracode Joins The Hacking Games Community
Cybersecurity giant Veracode joins The Hacking Games Community of corporate partners
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DEFCON
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The biggest party in cybersecurity
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Aug. 7-10, 2025
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Think like an attacker,

act like a defender.

It's time to outthink the system — and make a career of it.

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