It was where bold ideas turned into real innovation, bringing together creators, coders, and thinkers from everywhere
WHO WE ARE?
HACKP is anchored by Kerala Police Cyberdome, creating a powerful, collaborative ecosystem that brings together law enforcement, technology, academia and the cyber community to drive innovation in policing
A Message from the Leaders
Continuing its commitment to addressing emerging cyber threats through technology-driven innovation, Kerala Police proudly presents Hac'KP 2026 - the 7th edition of its flagship national hackathon.
Centered around the theme "Agentic AI for Investigations: From Evidence to Intelligence," Hac'KP 2026 brings together students, developers, cyber professionals and innovators to build next-generation AI-powered solutions that transform digital investigations and advance the future of cyber-enabled policing
Ravada Azad Chandra Sekhar IPS
State Police Chief, Kerala
As cyber threats grow in scale and complexity, policing must evolve from reactive response to proactive intelligence. Embracing this vision, Kerala Police proudly presents Hac'KP 2026 - the 7th edition of its flagship national hackathon.
Join innovators from across the country in building intelligent solutions that augment investigations, accelerate decision-making and shape the future of cyber-enabled policing.
Manoj Abraham IPS
Director, Vigilance & Anti-Corruption Bureau
Driven by a vision of technology-enabled, future-ready policing, Kerala Police proudly launches Hac'KP 2026 - the 7th edition of its flagship national hackathon and a key initiative of c0c0n 2026.
Join a nationwide community of innovators, researchers and technology professionals to create AI-driven solutions that transform investigations, strengthen cyber defence and deliver real-world impact for public safety.
S. Sreejith IPS
ADGP HQ & IGP CYBER OPERATIONS(I/C)
HACKP combines credibility, structure and real public-safety value
HAC'KP aims to deliver real-world, deployable tools for cyber policing.
HACKP 2026
A national multi-city hackathon, leveraging premier academic institutions and technology partners across the country
This isn’t just a hackathon-it’s a movement. Hac’KP is where innovation meets impact, and ideas become life-saving tools.
The Journey to a Safer Digital India
National Cybersecurity Innovation Platform
HAC’KP 2026
HAC’KP 2026 at Scale
The 2026 edition marks HAC’KP’s most ambitious transformation yet.
2026 is the scale-up year-
Where proven Foundations meet National Expansion.
June to October 2026
National call for talent
Pan-India multi-city hackathons
Mentor-led product development
Grand Finale in Kochi aligned with c0c0n
This edition positions HAC’KP as a national cybersecurity innovation platform
focused on building scalable, deployable solutions for a safer digital India.
Go beyond the ordinary. Build the extraordinary. Compete for more than just a win. The real treasure awaits, with selected winners being honored and presenting their solutions at the prestigious c0c0n 2026 conference.
c0c0n
Selected winners are honored and present their cybersecurity solutions at c0c0n 2026.
National Platform
Demonstrate your deployable prototypes directly to senior police chiefs, national security leaders, and cyber experts.
Bigger & Better This Time !!
2018 | CODESEC : Full-Scale Offline Hackathon
✦ Evolved into a structured hackathon model with over 250 applications and 50 shortlisted teams, introducing
a prototype-driven innovation and pitch format.
2021 | HAC’KP Transformation : From Hackathon to Product Build Model
✦ Transitioned from a conventional event format into a mentor-led, single-problem, single-team model. This
phase led to the creation of Grapnel 1.0, a deployable dark web intelligence platform.
2025 | HAC’KP Impact Expansion
✦ National Multi-Track Model , Expanded into a broader impact-led model covering cybercrime and child
safety, in collaboration with Childlight and KIDREDTECH. Featured a 4-day boot camp at Taj Vivanta, Kochi,
and delivered solutions such as Trace an Object and Take It Down.
2016 | CODESEC: Cybersecurity Meetup Format
✦ Marked the beginning of the community-building journey, bringing together cybersecurity enthusiasts and
practitioners to spark collaboration and early ecosystem engagement.
2020 | HAC’KP Launch : Hybrid Global Hackathon
✦ Officially launched as HAC’KP, bringing together 1,000+ participants through a Discord-enabled global
collaboration model focused on policing solutions across AI, OSINT, and darknet intelligence
2022–2024 | Scale Phase
✦ Continuous Innovation & Ecosystem Strengthening. This period was defined by
sustained upgrades to Grapnel, community-driven innovation and the strengthening of the dark web
intelligence ecosystem.
2020 | CODEVID : Fully Virtual Hackathon
✦ Launched as a pandemic-response innovation format, enabling remote collaboration and identifying the Top
10 MVPs focused on real-world cyber challenges.
2022 | Grapnel Sprint
✦ Capability Enhancement & Product Revamp A focused 2-day offline sprint at Estuary
Resort accelerated the revamp and strengthening of Grapnel, enhancing its operational capabilities.
2026 | At National Scale
✦ Pan-India Cybersecurity Innovation Platform HAC’KP takes its biggest leap yet, evolving into a pan-India,
multi-city cybersecurity innovation platform designed to build scalable, deployable solutions for a safer
digital India.
Journey of HAC’KP
A decade-long evolution from community-led cybersecurity initiatives to a national innovation platform
HACKP is anchored by Kerala Police Cyberdome, creating a collaborative ecosystem that brings together law enforcement, technology, academia and the cyber community to drive innovation in policing.
HACKP combines credibility, structure and real public-safety value
HAC'KP aims to deliver real-world, deployable tools for cyber policing.
HACKP 2026
A national multi-city hackathon, leveraging premier academic institutions and technology partners across the country.
Leadership
A Message from the Leaders
Continuing its commitment to addressing emerging cyber threats through technology-driven innovation, Kerala Police proudly presents Hac'KP 2026 - the 7th edition of its flagship national hackathon.
Centered around the theme "Agentic AI for Investigations: From Evidence to Intelligence," Hac'KP 2026 brings together students, developers, cyber professionals and innovators to build next-generation AI-powered solutions that transform digital investigations and advance the future of cyber-enabled policing.
Ravada Azad Chandra Sekhar IPS
State Police Chief, Kerala
As cyber threats grow in scale and complexity, policing must evolve from reactive response to proactive intelligence. Embracing this vision, Kerala Police proudly presents Hac'KP 2026 - the 7th edition of its flagship national hackathon.
Join innovators from across the country in building intelligent solutions that augment investigations, accelerate decision-making and shape the future of cyber-enabled policing.
Manoj Abraham IPS
Director, Vigilance & Anti-Corruption Bureau
Driven by a vision of technology-enabled, future-ready policing, Kerala Police proudly launches Hac'KP 2026 - the 7th edition of its flagship national hackathon and a key initiative of c0c0n 2026.
Join a nationwide community of innovators, researchers and technology professionals to create AI-driven solutions that transform investigations, strengthen cyber defence and deliver real-world impact for public safety.
S. Sreejith IPS
ADGP HQ & IGP CYBER OPERATIONS(I/C)
This isn't just a hackathon-it's a movement. Hac'KP is where innovation meets impact, and ideas become life-saving tools.
HAC'KP 2026
The Journey to a Safer Digital India
A decade-long evolution from community-led cybersecurity initiatives to a national innovation platform.
2016 · CODESEC — Cybersecurity Meetup Format
Marked the beginning of the community-building journey, bringing together cybersecurity enthusiasts and practitioners to spark collaboration and early ecosystem engagement.
2018 · CODESEC — Full-Scale Offline Hackathon
Evolved into a structured hackathon model with over 250 applications and 50 shortlisted teams, introducing a prototype-driven innovation and pitch format.
2020 · HAC'KP Launch — Hybrid Global Hackathon
Officially launched as HAC'KP, bringing together 1,000+ participants through a Discord-enabled global collaboration model focused on policing solutions across AI, OSINT, and darknet intelligence.
2020 · CODEVID — Fully Virtual Hackathon
Launched as a pandemic-response innovation format, enabling remote collaboration and identifying the Top 10 MVPs focused on real-world cyber challenges.
2021 · HAC'KP Transformation — From Hackathon to Product Build Model
Transitioned from a conventional event format into a mentor-led, single-problem, single-team model. This phase led to the creation of Grapnel 1.0, a deployable dark web intelligence platform.
2022 · Grapnel Sprint
Capability enhancement & product revamp. A focused 2-day offline sprint at Estuary Resort accelerated the revamp and strengthening of Grapnel, enhancing its operational capabilities.
2022–2024 · Scale Phase
Continuous innovation & ecosystem strengthening. This period was defined by sustained upgrades to Grapnel, community-driven innovation and the strengthening of the dark web intelligence ecosystem.
2025 · HAC'KP Impact Expansion
National multi-track model. Expanded into a broader impact-led model covering cybercrime and child safety, in collaboration with Childlight and KIDREDTECH. Featured a 4-day boot camp at Taj Vivanta.
2026 · At National Scale
Pan-India cybersecurity innovation platform. HAC'KP takes its biggest leap yet, evolving into a pan-India, multi-city cybersecurity innovation platform designed to build scalable, deployable solutions.
HAC'KP 2026 at Scale
The 2026 edition marks HAC'KP's most ambitious transformation yet. 2026 is the scale-up year — where proven foundations meet national expansion.
June to October 2026
National call for talent
Pan-India multi-city hackathons
Mentor-led product development
Grand Finale in Kochi aligned with c0c0n
This edition positions HAC'KP as a national cybersecurity innovation platform focused on building scalable, deployable solutions for a safer digital India.
PRIZES & RECOGNITION
Win Recognition That Opens Doors.
Go beyond the ordinary. Build the extraordinary. Compete for more than just a win. The real treasure awaits, with selected winners being honored and presenting their solutions at the prestigious c0c0n 2026 conference.
Bigger & Better This Time !!
c0c0n
Selected winners are honored and present their cybersecurity solutions at c0c0n 2026.
National Platform
Demonstrate your deployable prototypes directly to senior police chiefs, national security leaders, and cyber experts.
