GMO Internet Group’s White-Hat Hackers Help “Blue Water” Take 1st Place in the World at the World’s Premier “DEF CON 34 CTF Finals”
～Bringing skills honed on the world stage back to society ～
GMO Internet Group (TOKYO: 9449) fielded a group-wide team in the Capture The Flag (CTF) competition at “DEF CON 34,” the world’s premier security conference, held August 6–9, 2026 in Las Vegas, USA. In the “DEF CON CTF Finals,” contested only by teams that clear the qualifiers, “Blue Water” — an international joint team formed from squads in several countries, including engineers from GMO Cybersecurity by Ierae and GMO Flatt Security — took 1st place in the world.
This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260814041180/en/ GMO Internet Group members who took part in “Blue Water” at “DEF CON 34”
After finishing 2nd in the world for three consecutive years, the team has finally taken the long-sought 1st place in the world, once again demonstrating the world-class skills of the white-hat hackers at GMO Internet Group.
