The Ultimate Hacking Experience
Play against others, real people! Form a team and let the game begin. Cybersecurity upskilling in the form of never-ending hacking action!
MIND-BLOWING
Battle Goals
- Secure the machines belonging to your team.
- Hack the opponent team’s machines.
- Look for flags that are planted every 10+ minutes.
Timed, Intense, Thrilling
Each battle can last up to 1 hour. It’s either victory or defeat. Which one
will it be? Form a team and let the game begin.
Cybersecurity upskilling in
the form of never-ending hacking action!
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Practice Battles
Learn the ropes of HBG.
Streaming is allowed.
Battles are unlimited.
Competitive Battles
Compete with others!
Streaming is not allowed.
Limited battles.
Private Battles
Ideal for corporate cybersecurity teams.
A private code is required.
Curated HBG Machines
Top-quality hacking content, specially designed by Hack The Box. Diverse difficulty, never-ending fun. Play against others, real people!
Battle Assistant
Have you met Roxie? Our Artificial Intelligence who informs players what's going on during the match.
ENTERING BATTLE
Welcome to Cyber Mayhem
The match will begin
Flags have been replanted
MACHINE ACTIONS
Enemy pwned a user flag
Enemy pwned a root flag
Enemy pwned a machine
AND MANY MORE!
HBG Live On 
Feel like watching a massive hacking game live? Hacking eSports! Join the HTB Twitch channel. Our epic battles will be live-streamed.
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HOSTED BY
IppSec & special co-hosts
PLAYED BY
The best hackers of HTB
A Thrill To Remember
They were the first to experience the ultimate HBG experience when we launched Hacking Battlegrounds back in October 2020. Here is what they had to say.
Hacking Battlegrounds is as wonderful and thrilling as advertised, with various types of attacks and vulnerabilities. Great opportunity to learn how to attack and defend at the same time. I find it very interesting and entertaining to spend my weekends on and play with my friends. It is surely one the best Hack The Box features. I love it.
pi0x73
Rank:
Omniscient
Location:
Albania
Hacking Battlegrounds is one of the best hacking experiences I've had. I have learnt so much about the blue teaming side of hacking as without defensive skills you would get annihilated. Also, the competitive behavior makes it a lot more fun and gives an amazing adrenaline rush.
RealEnox
Rank:
Elite Hacker
Location:
India
The HBG Cyber Mayhem along with its gamified approach provides a fun way of doing attack and defense. I highly recommend it. Not only will you gain additional attacking skills and be able to legally experiment on different attack vectors against a live opponent but also learn how to patch and defend machines from those attacks.
ameer
Rank:
Guru
Location:
Philippines
HBG FAQ
- Sign up and go here: https://app.hackthebox.com/battlegrounds/lobby
- Start searching for a match (either solo or with your party) by pressing the 'Play Battlegrounds' button.
- After the system matches you with other players, press 'Accept' on the 'Match Found' modal that will pop-up.
- Download your VPN key while waiting for the match to start on the loading page.
- See the progress of the match whilst in the battle page.
- Own the opponent's machines and protect yours to become the ultimate 'Cyber Warrior'.