Luke Wren / Wren6991
The Hackplayers recap names Luke Wren aka Wren6991 in the RISC-V analysis context; the record treats this as a technical reference credit rather than a badge-team authorship claim.
Sourceh-c0n 2026 · Spain · 2026
h-c0n 2026 CTF BADge
Madrid Hackplayers electronic development-board CTF badge
A source-backed Spanish hacker-conference electronic badge record: the official h-c0n post says Hackplayers finally produced an electronic badge for the sixth 2026 edition, describes it as a fully functional development board, and ties pickup to the February 6 conference registration and CTF start; the public `therealdreg/hcon2026hwctf` repository and Hackplayers post-event write-up document RP2350/RISC-V firmware, tooling, named co-creators, and winner write-ups.
Eventh-c0n 2026
Seriesh-c0n
LocationCentro Cultural Sanchinarro, Madrid
CountrySpain
People
Authors & Credits
David Reguera / Dreg / therealdreg
The official h-c0n post credits David Reguera aka Dreg for making the electronic badge possible; the public repository is published under therealdreg.
SourceAdria Perez Montoro / @b1n4ri0
The Hackplayers post-event write-up says David Reguera had help from Adria Perez Montoro aka @b1n4ri0; the repository also credits @b1n4ri0 with tips and tools for the 2026 HCON Hardware Hacking Challenge.
SourceAntonio Vazquez Blanco / @antoniovazquezblanco
The Hackplayers post-event write-up says David Reguera had help from Antonio Vazquez Blanco aka @antoniovazquezblanco; the repository also credits the handle in its tips and tricks section.
SourceHackplayers / h-c0n
Official h-c0n sources publish the 2026 event, venue, agenda, and CTF BADge announcement used for this record.
SourceWhy It Mattered
It adds a modern Madrid hardware-CTF badge to the worldwide compendium with primary event and public repository evidence, while keeping unrecovered board-layout, production, quantity, and image-rights claims out of the seed.
Hardware
The official badge post calls the CTF BADge a functional development board rather than only decoration, keeps rear-side component details secret before the challenge, says extra wait-list units would cost 10 EUR and be collected in person at registration, and links the badge to the February 6-7 conference pickup window. The repository readme identifies the challenge platform as RP2350/RP2354-family hardware with an SMD LED on GPIO 25, and its technical notes discuss the RP2350 RISC-V Hazard3 core and hardware debugging.
Software & Apps
The public repository provides a `ctf.uf2` firmware image for running the CTF at home on a Raspberry Pi Pico 2-compatible board, documents serial setup, picotool firmware dumping, BOOTSEL workflows, RISC-V/Hazard3 exploitation notes, debugging requirements, and three public write-ups for the first winners. The Hackplayers recap says the repository included firmware, practical tips, recommended tools, firmware-extraction notes, a RISC-V analysis environment, debugging interfaces, and dynamic-analysis material.
Lore
h-c0n is Hackplayers' hacking and cybersecurity conference in Madrid. The 2026 badge announcement says the organizers had wanted an electronic Defcon-style badge since creating the conference, and the later Hackplayers write-up credits David Reguera / Dreg with help from Adria Perez Montoro / @b1n4ri0 and Antonio Vazquez Blanco / @antoniovazquezblanco. The CTF was scheduled to start once registration opened on February 6, 2026 at 16:45 and end on February 13, 2026 at 17:00, or earlier when three participants found all flags.
Lifecycle
Add-ons & Upgrades
badge hardware platform
source-backed
Functional electronic development board
The official h-c0n badge post says the CTF BADge is a fully functional development board that can be used for personal projects, not only an ornament.
Source
event challenge window
source-backed
Registration pickup and timed CTF
The official post says participants could start the CTF when registration opened on February 6, 2026 at 16:45, with the competition ending on February 13 at 17:00 or when three participants solved every flag.
Source
firmware challenge
repository-backed
RP2350 RISC-V CTF firmware
The public hcon2026hwctf repository provides ctf.uf2 and describes RP2350/RISC-V Hazard3 exploitation challenges for the HC0N 2026 hardware CTF.
Source
post-event CTF archive
post-event documented
Winner write-up archive
The Hackplayers recap links the first three winner write-ups and summarizes their approaches: firmware extraction, RISC-V reversing, logical-flaw exploitation, static and dynamic analysis, validation weaknesses, and state manipulation.
Source
post-event technical archive
repository-backed
Public winner write-ups and tooling notes
The repository preserves first, second, and third winner write-ups plus serial, picotool, BOOTSEL, and debugging guidance for people replaying the hardware CTF.
SourceOperational history
Issues & Camp Impact
missing rights-cleared image
note
No h-c0n 2026 CTF BADge image is published because the official blog media, Hackplayers recap media, and repository photos have not been paired with complete reusable image rights, attribution, source URL, and processing provenance for catalogue publication.
The Spanish h-c0n record remains source-backed and image-free rather than copying blog images, repository photos, prize photos, screenshots, logos, or generated badge art.
- Confidence
- local project policy
- Status
- needs licensed original replacement
- Timeframe
- current catalogue build
- Source note
- badge.gallery image policy, h-c0n CTF BADge post, Hackplayers post-event write-up, and therealdreg/hcon2026hwctf repository.
post-event source gap
note
The official post intentionally withheld rear-side component details before attendees received the badge, and the later public trail improves the creator, firmware, tooling, and winner-write-up record without exposing board files, schematics, BOM, production files, final quantity, or full component identity.
The catalogue records only the official development-board, Hackplayers recap, and repository-backed RP2350/RISC-V challenge claims while withholding exact board-design and manufacturing claims.
- Confidence
- official and post-event source wording
- Status
- documented; monitor deeper archive
- Timeframe
- h-c0n 2026 source pass
- Source note
- h-c0n CTF BADge announcement, Hackplayers post-event write-up, and hcon2026hwctf repository.
replay hardware boundary
note
The repository says people replaying the CTF at home can flash a Raspberry Pi Pico 2, but boards different from the CTF PCB need an LED on GPIO 25 and one challenge may require a debug probe and cable.
The record distinguishes the conference CTF BADge from compatible at-home replay boards and preserves the hardware-debugging requirement without overstating universal compatibility.
- Confidence
- repository documentation
- Status
- documented
- Timeframe
- public CTF replay
- Source note
- therealdreg/hcon2026hwctf README.
Resources
CTF BADge #hc0n2026
official badge announcement · Official badge-specific announcement for the electronic CTF BADge, development-board claim, David Reguera / Dreg credit, pickup timing, CTF window, prizes, wait-list, and 10 EUR in-person extra-badge note.
h-c0n 2026 CTF write-ups recap
post-event write-up · Hackplayers post-event recap for the hardware-hacking CTF, naming badge co-creators, describing the repository's firmware/tooling scope, and linking the first three winner write-ups without providing reusable badge-image rights.
h-c0n 2026 agenda
official agenda page · Official agenda page corroborating February 5 workshops, February 6 workshops and talks, and February 7 talks in the Madrid h-c0n 2026 programme.
h-c0n 2026 home page
official event page · Official Hackplayers h-c0n home page for the 5-7 February 2026 event dates, Hackplayers conference framing, and navigation to agenda, location, and ticketing.
h-c0n 2026 location page
official location page · Official location page for the Madrid venue trail, including Centro Cultural Sanchinarro at Princesa de Eboli 29 and Exe Madrid Norte workshop/hotel context.
therealdreg/hcon2026hwctf
public firmware and write-up repository · Public MIT-licensed repository for the HC0N 2026 hardware CTF, including the ctf.uf2 firmware, RP2350/RISC-V notes, serial and picotool workflows, debugging requirements, and winner write-ups.
Sources
David Reguera / therealdreg: hcon2026hwctf
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Public repository source for the RP2350/RISC-V hardware CTF, ctf.uf2 firmware image, GPIO 25 LED requirement, serial configuration, picotool workflows, hardware-debugging requirement, and first/second/third winner write-ups.
Hackplayers: Writeups CTF Hardware Hacking h-c0n 2026
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Post-event source saying Hackplayers' sixth edition realized its electronic badge dream thanks to David Reguera / @therealdreg with help from Adria Perez Montoro / @b1n4ri0 and Antonio Vazquez Blanco / @antoniovazquezblanco; it also summarizes the repository, firmware-analysis tooling, debugging interfaces, dynamic-analysis material, and winner write-up themes.
Hackplayers / h-c0n: h-c0n home
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Primary official source for the 5-7 February 2026 h-c0n event dates, Hackplayers conference framing, and current event navigation.
Hackplayers / h-c0n: Localizacion - edicion 2026
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Official source for the Madrid venue context, including Centro Cultural Sanchinarro and Exe Madrid Norte locations used in the 2026 event trail.
Hackplayers / h-c0n: agenda
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Official agenda source for February 5-7, 2026 scheduling across workshops and talks, including Centro Cultural Sanchinarro talk days.
Hackplayers / h-c0n: CTF BADge #hc0n2026
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Primary badge-specific source for the electronic badge wording, fully functional development-board description, sixth-edition framing, Dreg credit, February 6 pickup/CTF start, February 13 CTF end, wait-list, and 10 EUR extra-unit note.