Rabbit-Labs at DEF CON 33 · United States · 2025

Rabbit-Labs The Pirates' Plunder Badge

DEF CON 33 RF badgelife badge with dual CC1101 radios

Rabbit-Labs and The Pirates' Plunder Badge was an independent DEF CON 33 collaboration badge that debuted at the Rabbit-Labs vendor booth, with public firmware options, an ESP32-S3-N16R8, two CC1101 433 MHz radios, an OLED, joystick controls, SDIO storage, and 32 WS2812B / NeoPixel LEDs.

Rabbit-Labs The Pirates DEF CON DEF CON 33 Badgelife Unofficial Badge ESP32-S3 CC1101 433 MHz OLED NeoPixel SD Card RF North America

EventRabbit-Labs at DEF CON 33

SeriesRabbit-Labs

LocationLas Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nevada / Rabbit-Labs Vendor Booth

CountryUnited States

People

Authors & Credits

alternate Blinken Lights firmware authors

zRCrackiiN and JBOHack

Rabbit-Labs links the zRCrackiiN repository and describes zRCrackiiN and JBOHack as authors of the limited LED-only Blinken Lights firmware option.

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badge designer

TehRabbitt

The RocketGod firmware header credits TehRabbitt with badge design and links Rabbit-Labs.

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badge publisher and DEF CON 33 vendor-booth source

Rabbit-Labs

Rabbit-Labs published the product page, vendor-booth debut note, firmware links, operating notes, legal disclaimer, and project credits for The Pirates Plunder badge.

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collaboration and community framing

The Pirates

The product title and firmware header frame the artifact as a Rabbit-Labs and The Pirates' Plunder collaboration badge.

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full-functionality firmware author

RocketGod

The RocketGod firmware header credits RocketGod with firmware and links betaSkyNet / The Pirates context.

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Why It Mattered

It adds a current DEF CON 33 vendor/community badge whose public evidence is not just sales copy: Rabbit-Labs published operating notes and firmware links, while RocketGod's GPL-3.0 firmware tree exposes menu, display, storage, RF, LED, and pin-mapping behavior that needs careful regulatory and safety caveats.

Hardware

Rabbit-Labs' product page says each badge included a preinstalled 18650 battery, lanyard, screen pinout notes, UART flashing notes, charger compatibility caveats, and two CC1101 modules. The public pinout documents an ESP32-S3-N16R8, two CC1101 modules at 433 MHz, a 1 inch I2C OLED, five-way directional switch, SD card reader in SDIO mode, UART pins, NUP2105LT1G protection, and 32 WS2812B / NeoPixel LEDs on IO21. The firmware source defines 128x64 SH1106 display use, CC1101 SPI/GDO0 pins, button pins, SDIO pins, EEPROM storage, and 2000-sample RF buffers.

Software & Apps

RocketGod's GPL-3.0 firmware repository provides Arduino/ESP32 source files for menu, display, hardware initialization, RX, TX, file operations, LED/pixel behavior, CC1101 driver integration, Tesla functions, and jammer functions. The Rabbit-Labs product page also links a second zRCrackiiN and JBOHack firmware option described as limited LED-only Blinken Lights functionality.

Lore

The product page says the collaboration badge debuted at the Rabbit-Labs DEF CON 33 vendor booth and would not be restocked after the remaining limited quantity sold out. The RocketGod firmware header names the project as the DC33 / DEF CON 33 The Pirates' Plunder / Rabbit Labs TPP Badge, credits TehRabbitt for badge design, and credits RocketGod for firmware.

Lifecycle

Add-ons & Upgrades

LED surface source-backed

32-NeoPixel visual surface

The public pinout and firmware define 32 WS2812B / NeoPixel LEDs on IO21, with firmware files dedicated to pixel behavior.

Compatibility: Rabbit-Labs The Pirates' Plunder Badge

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RF hardware source-backed

Dual CC1101 RF modules

The product page and pinout describe two CC1101 modules, and the firmware maps separate A/B CC1101 SPI and GDO0 pins around a default 433.92 MHz RF workflow.

Compatibility: Rabbit-Labs The Pirates' Plunder Badge

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badge interaction surface source-backed

OLED, joystick, and SDIO interface

Rabbit-Labs and repository sources document a 1 inch I2C OLED, five-way directional switch, UART flashing pins, and SD card reader configured for SDIO mode.

Compatibility: Rabbit-Labs The Pirates' Plunder Badge

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firmware options source-backed

Full-functionality and Blinken Lights firmware options

Rabbit-Labs links RocketGod's full-functionality firmware for LCD, LED, and CC1101 access plus a zRCrackiiN/JBOHack alternate firmware described as limited LED-only Blinken Lights functionality.

Compatibility: Rabbit-Labs The Pirates' Plunder Badge

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Operational history

Issues & Camp Impact

RF legality and safety caveat warning

The public firmware includes RF transmit, Tesla, and jammer code paths, while Rabbit-Labs' product page says end users are responsible for lawful, safe, and authorized use.

The catalogue records the existence of those code paths as evidence only and does not provide operating instructions or imply that transmitting, jamming, or replaying RF signals is lawful in any jurisdiction.

Confidence: product disclaimer plus firmware source
Status: documented
Timeframe: current catalogue build
Source note: Rabbit-Labs product-page legal disclaimer and RocketGod firmware source.

hardware source gap note

The recovered public sources document product context, pinouts, firmware behavior, and operating notes, but this pass did not recover schematics, Gerbers, KiCad files, BOM, manufacturing files, shipped quantity, or final assembly documentation.

Hardware claims stay limited to the product page, pinout text, and firmware constants without inventing board layout, production quantity, or undocumented circuit details.

Confidence: source-backed but incomplete
Status: needs public hardware archive
Timeframe: current catalogue build
Source note: Rabbit-Labs product page, badge pins.txt, and globals.h.

missing rights-cleared image note

No Rabbit-Labs The Pirates' Plunder image is published because the product-page media and GitHub README attachment images are not paired with a reusable image license, exact attribution, and processing provenance for local publication.

The record stays source-backed and image-free rather than copying product photos, GitHub user-attachment images, social-media previews, screenshots, or generated artwork.

Confidence: local project policy
Status: needs licensed original replacement
Timeframe: current catalogue build
Source note: badge.gallery image policy, Rabbit-Labs product media, and GitHub README attachment images.

unofficial badge classification note

The Pirates' Plunder badge is modeled as a Rabbit-Labs vendor/community badgelife release for DEF CON 33, not the official DEF CON 33 attendee badge.

The catalogue keeps it separate from the official Mar Williams DEF CON 33 badge while preserving its vendor-booth debut and public firmware evidence.

Confidence: vendor product page plus public firmware
Status: documented
Timeframe: DEF CON 33
Source note: Rabbit-Labs product page and RocketGod firmware repository.

Resources

Badge pinout notes hardware pinout · Repository pinout text documenting ESP32-S3-N16R8, dual 433 MHz CC1101 modules, OLED, five-way switch, SDIO reader, UART pins, NUP2105LT1G notes, and 32 WS2812B LEDs. Blinken Lights firmware fork alternate firmware · Rabbit-Labs product page links this zRCrackiiN and JBOHack repository as a limited LED-only Blinken Lights firmware option for the badge. DefconBadgeRF.ino firmware source · Primary firmware source naming DC33, The Pirates' Plunder, Rabbit Labs, TehRabbitt badge design, RocketGod firmware, SH1106 display use, NeoPixel setup, RF menu defaults, and RX/TX/jammer/Tesla code paths. Rabbit-Labs The Pirates Plunder product page product page · Rabbit-Labs source for the DEF CON 33 vendor-booth debut, limited remaining quantity, included 18650/lanyard/accessory context, screen and UART notes, SDIO note, firmware links, charger caveat, credits, and legal disclaimer. RocketGod firmware license license · Repository license source establishing GPL-3.0 terms for the public firmware tree; it is not treated as an image-license grant for product photos or README attachments. RocketGod full-functionality firmware repository source repo · Public firmware repository for the Rabbit-Labs / The Pirates Plunder DEF CON 33 badge, including Arduino source, CC1101 driver files, globals, pinout text, README, and GPL-3.0 license. globals.h firmware pin map · Firmware header source for SH1106 screen constants, CC1101 SPI/GDO0 pins, button pins, NeoPixel pin/count, SDIO pins, EEPROM size, sample buffer size, and RF helper declarations.

Sources

GitHub / RocketGod: RocketGod-git/Defcon33-TPP-RL-badge Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Public repository source for the full-functionality firmware tree, README, badge pinout, GPL-3.0 license, CC1101 driver files, and source filenames that define the documented software surface. GitHub / RocketGod: DefconBadgeRF.ino Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Primary firmware file source for DC33 / DEF CON 33 project naming, TehRabbitt badge-design credit, RocketGod firmware credit, display and NeoPixel initialization, default 433.92 MHz RF state, and RX/TX/jammer/Tesla mode declarations. GitHub / RocketGod: badge pins.txt Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Repository pinout source for the ESP32-S3-N16R8, two CC1101 433 MHz modules, OLED, five-way switch, SDIO reader, UART wiring, NUP2105LT1G mention, and 32 WS2812B LED surface. GitHub / RocketGod: globals.h Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Firmware header source for SH1106 screen dimensions/address, CC1101 A/B pin maps, button pins, NeoPixel pin/count, SDIO pins, EEPROM size, and sample buffer definitions. GitHub / zRCrackiiN: zRCrackiiN/Defcon33-TPP-RL-badge Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Rabbit-Labs-linked alternate firmware repository described on the product page as the zRCrackiiN and JBOHack limited LED-only Blinken Lights option. Rabbit-Labs: The Rabbit-Labs & The Pirates Plunder Badge Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Product-page source for the badge name, SKU RLTPP-BADGE, DEF CON 33 Rabbit-Labs vendor-booth debut, limited no-restock sales note, included battery/lanyard/accessories, firmware links, UART flashing notes, SDIO fix note, charger caveat, project credits, and legal disclaimer.