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400+ applications, 36 countries, 180 selected. After 14 weeks of learning, hacking, building, presenting projects, and live challenges, we’re celebrating the first graduates of the HackingAPIswithDami API Security Series. 🎓 The future of API & AI security is in good hands.
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AI/LLM Hacking Project results are out. 1st: Group 2 — 35 2nd: Group 4 — 34.5 3rd: Group 5 — 34 Good work from everyone involved. Huge thanks to our judges @Tech_Toria @Nerdy_genii for the time, feedback, and thoughtful evaluation. #cybersecurity #aihacking #aisecurity
Something solid is going down today AI / LLM Hacking Project Presentation by HAWD participants. Saturday April 25th 2026 12PM (WAT) Real work Real vulnerabilities Real impact If you care about AI security this is one to be in #AI #CyberSecurity #LLMSecurity
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Something solid is going down today AI / LLM Hacking Project Presentation by HAWD participants. Saturday April 25th 2026 12PM (WAT) Real work Real vulnerabilities Real impact If you care about AI security this is one to be in #AI #CyberSecurity #LLMSecurity
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We are excited to announce a new trainer at HAWD Meet Abidakun Samuel @BoLatanX a security researcher at HackerOne & Apple Leading our GraphQL track from basics to real world exploitation. Learn. Query. Exploit. #Hackingapiswithdami #GraphQL #APISecurity
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Over the weekend our students held their first Project Presentation, breaking down OpenVault Bank by @apisecu API exploits. Big thanks to Abdulrahman Oyekunle @Nerdy_genii who joined in as our judge and shared impactful feedback that pushed our hackers to think deeper.
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🏆 Hawd Hackers Friday — Top 3! 🥇 @Ritanoble18 - Rita Okonkwo — 6,582 pts 🥈 @0xWizard_ — 4,728 pts 🥉 @jem_satoshi — 4,238 pts Rita came, saw, and absolutely dominated 🔥 Congrats to our podium finishers! See you next Friday 👾 #HackingAPIswithDami #Apisecurity
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HAWD HackersFriday was held on Friday and Catherine Egekenze COOKED with 5,685 points. First place. No debate. 10 API security questions and she answered like she wrote the textbook 😭👑 Victor O. and Adebowale tried their best lmaoo This community stays winning fr 🔥
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Hackers Friday just ended Top 3 winners… all women 💪🔥 🥇 Damilola Ajele 🥈 Obi Lilian 🥉 Augusta Challenge: Analyze a JWT and find the vulnerability under time pressure. #WomenInCyber #APISecurity #HackersFriday #hackingapiswithdami
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HackingAPIswithDami is officially in session. Prerequisite stage? Done. ✅ Main stage? We're here. Introducing #HackersFriday live, hands-on API hacking challenges every Friday. Points. Titles. Leaderboards. Winners. Watch this space. 👀 #APISecurity #HackingAPIsWithDami
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Happy International Women’s Day from the HAWD community🎉 To every woman in this community learning, building, hacking, and securing the future today is for you. Cybersecurity is better because you’re in it. Keep going. #cybersecurity #IWD26 #IWD2026
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