GEEKCON 2026 Shanghai concludes: Hackers demonstrate remote drone hijacking and single-link takeovers of leading apps
IT Home reported on October 25 that the GEEKCON 2026 Shanghai hacking competition concluded the previous day, according to Geekcon's WeChat account. Organizer Daniuwa said this year's GEEKCON “almost didn't happen” because “AI has advanced so quickly this year that it has all but replaced human hackers”: “AI is here. If 99% of white-hat hackers are destined to be replaced by AI, why should I encourage young people to choose a path with no future? Why should I keep organizing GEEKCON? I thought it was time for both GEEKCON and me to leave the stage of history. But we didn't say goodbye last year, so perhaps we should hold it this year and bid farewell. So this…”
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