Archive · 2 Aug 2025
MIT Bengaluru & Kaspersky Announce Cybersecurity Hackathon Winners
MIT Bengaluru and Kaspersky held a cybersecurity competition called HackSky 2025.
Teams of students worked hard to create new ways to solve cybersecurity problems.
Team Technopaths won the competition after two days of intense work.
They were rewarded with money, training, and help from experts.
The competition showed how important it is for schools and businesses to work together to prepare for digital threats.
HackSky 2025, a cybersecurity hackathon, announced its winners at MIT Bengaluru.
Team Technopaths won, outperforming over 600 teams in a 48-hour finale.
The event challenged students to create innovative cybersecurity solutions.
Winners received prizes including ₹1,00,000, training courses, and mentorship.
The hackathon highlighted collaboration between academia and industry.
- Who
- Team Technopaths won the competition, organized by Kaspersky and MIT Bengaluru.
- What
- A cybersecurity hackathon called HackSky 2025
- When
- The winners were announced after a 48-hour finale.
- Where
- MIT Bengaluru
- Why
- To foster innovation and collaboration in addressing cybersecurity threats.
- Event Name
- HackSky 2025
- Winning Team
- Technopaths
- Winning Team Members
- Advithiya Duddu, Aditya Jemshetty, and Rushil Bakori
- Participating Teams
- Over 600
- Location
- MIT Bengaluru
- Organizer
- Kaspersky and MIT Bengaluru
- Prize Package
- ₹1,00,000, expert training, mentorship, and merchandise