Hacker Con Badges

BSides Newcastle

BSides Newcastle 2025

The completed September 27, 2025 Security BSides conference in Newcastle. The official event site reports 200 checked-in participants, Punk Security's own event page identifies it as badge sponsor, and Punk Security's post-event public source archive documents the Space Badge. The sources do not establish how many were produced or distributed, ticket eligibility, recipient identity, final unit configuration, safety validation, or reusable image rights.

Newcastle upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom · United Kingdom · 2025

BSides Newcastle 2025 Space Badge

A completed BSides Newcastle 2025 electronic PCB badge created by the event's badge sponsor, Punk Security. Punk Security's public repository identifies it as the Space Badge, preserves board, schematic, EasyEDA, Gerber, artwork, firmware, and venue-sign material, and describes a Morse-code game using signs placed around the venue. Its README names an ATtiny412, one button, CR2032 holder, and 5050 NeoPixel. The sources do not establish a production quantity, attendee allocation, individual handoff, final unit-by-unit configuration, safety validation, or reusable image provenance.

Lifecycle

Add-ons & Upgrades

BSides Newcastle 2025 Space Badge maker-documented event interaction

badge game

Morse-code venue game

The repository says signs with player codes were placed around the venue and preserves the signs plus Morse-code guide material. It establishes the source-described game context, not an event-wide participation result, challenge completion record, prize outcome, or current playable service.

Compatibility: BSides Newcastle 2025 Space Badge event context only; no current game, network, or support claim

BSides Newcastle 2025 Space Badge official sponsor page and public source archive

event sponsor and maker relationship

Punk Security badge-sponsor event association

Punk Security's own event listing says it was BSides Newcastle's 2025 badge sponsor, and its public repository calls the artifact the Space Badge for BSides Newcastle 2025. This establishes a maker/sponsor event association without claiming the event organizer owned the archive or that every attendee received a unit.

Compatibility: BSides Newcastle 2025 Space Badge only; not a general Security BSides credential or admission entitlement

BSides Newcastle 2025 Space Badge maker-documented source archive

physical badge design

Angel of the North space-badge PCB form

The repository says the space-badge satellite was traced using the Angel of the North and preserves EAGLE, EasyEDA, and Gerber source material. This records the documented artistic/PCB form without claiming that every delivered unit used a final identical board, art revision, or assembly quality.

Compatibility: BSides Newcastle 2025 Space Badge source-design context; no generic hardware or art-reuse claim

BSides Newcastle 2025 Space Badge maker-published after event

source-material archive

Public design, Gerber, and firmware archive

Punk Security's public repository preserves board, schematic, EasyEDA, Gerber, artwork, firmware, manual, and sign material, and its public post says those source materials were opened after the event. The archive is linked for provenance without presenting it as a licensed derivative-work, manufacturing, flashing, or safety guide.

Compatibility: Punk Security source archive only; licence, final-release, and all-unit parity remain unresolved

Operational history

Issues & Camp Impact

BSides Newcastle 2025 Space Badge note

Morse-game participation and outcome boundary · maker repository description · venue-sign game documented; participant outcome unrecovered

The maker archive says player-code signs were placed around the venue and preserves guide/sign material for the Morse-code game. It does not publish a player count, score or completion data, participant identities, prize policy, final game-state report, official event result, or ongoing service status.

The catalogue records the documented badge interaction without claiming a completed CTF, universal player participation, or any individual outcome.

BSides Newcastle 2025 Space Badge note

badge-sponsor relationship, allocation, and handoff boundary · official event recap, Punk sponsor listing, and maker archive · completed event and sponsor badge documented; recipient scope unrecovered

The official recap reports 200 checked-in participants, Punk Security identifies itself as badge sponsor, and its archive identifies the Space Badge for the event. The reviewed sources do not give a production count, ticket-tier eligibility, role allocation, recipient list, pickup/handoff record, replacement policy, or proof that all 200 checked-in participants received the badge.

The catalogue records a completed event-associated electronic badge without turning sponsorship or attendance totals into a universal allocation claim.

BSides Newcastle 2025 Space Badge note

final hardware, power, and electrical-safety gap · public repository review · design outline and source files public; production/safety result unrecovered

The repository names an ATtiny412, button, CR2032 clip, and 5050 NeoPixel and preserves board/design material, but the reviewed sources do not establish final component substitutions, battery brand/capacity, polarity/protection behavior, power budget, runtime, electrical limits, thermal result, assembly quality, manufacturing test plan, certification, compliance, or safe service outcome.

The record preserves a source-backed hardware outline without treating public project material as a fabrication, repair, electrical-safety, or universal final-unit specification.

BSides Newcastle 2025 Space Badge note

firmware release and operating-procedure boundary · public repository review · firmware sketch published; final deployment/support record unrecovered

The source tree includes a firmware sketch and external development references, but reviewed sources do not establish a tagged final release, signed binary, source-to-unit mapping, build lockfile, deployment inventory, update policy, recovery process, support lifecycle, or safe end-user operating or reconfiguration procedure. No flashing or configuration directions are reproduced here.

The catalogue links source evidence without presenting it as a supported, reproducible, current, or safe modification workflow.

BSides Newcastle 2025 Space Badge note

missing rights-cleared image · local project policy · needs licensed original replacement

No BSides Newcastle 2025 Space Badge image is published because the current public source trail has not been paired with a reusable original badge or artifact photo or official upstream raster render with source URL, license or permission basis, attribution, and processing notes.

The United Kingdom record remains source-backed and image-free rather than copying source-page media, documentation screenshots, event photos, social media, placeholders, or generated approximations.

BSides Newcastle 2025 Space Badge note

source-license, visual-material, and branding scope boundary · GitHub API metadata and repository-tree review · no detected repository license; image rights unresolved

GitHub metadata reports a null detected license for the repository, and no root LICENSE or COPYING file was recovered in the public tree. The public repo contains board images, artwork, manual assets, and signs, but neither it nor the event/sponsor pages pair a selected factual badge photo or official render with an image-specific reuse basis, named attribution, source URL, and processing provenance.

Source files and public project material are cited as evidence, but no local image, artwork, source file, or brand asset is copied or treated as licensed for reuse.

Resources

BSides Global BSides Newcastle 2025 listing Security BSides event listing · The Security BSides Global listing corroborates the passed September 27, 2025 Newcastle event. It does not identify the sponsor badge, recipient allocation, technical design, or media rights. Punk Security BSides Newcastle badge-sponsor listing badge sponsor event listing · Punk Security's public event listing identifies BSides Newcastle on September 27, 2025 and explicitly says it was badge sponsor. It supports the sponsor/event relationship, not a universal attendee entitlement, final production count, or delivery outcome. Punk Security badge-source release announcement maker source-release announcement · Punk Security's public post says it open-sourced the code, design files, and Gerbers for its BSides Newcastle badge along with its other 2025 conference badges. It does not supply a licence, recipient list, or selected-image reuse permission. Space Badge EAGLE board source native PCB source · Public EAGLE board source for the Space Badge. It makes a design archive available without proving final manufacture, component substitutions, safe modification, or complete physical-unit parity. BSides Newcastle 2025 official event recap official completed event page · BSides Newcastle's official site identifies the September 27, 2025 security conference and says its 2025 mission debrief had 200 checked-in participants. It establishes completed event context, not the Space Badge's design, allocation, production count, or image rights. BSides Newcastle 2025 Space Badge repository public badge source archive · Punk Security's public repository identifies the Space Badge for BSides Newcastle 2025, explains its Morse-code venue game, and preserves board, schematic, EasyEDA, Gerber, artwork, firmware, manual, and sign material. It is a source archive, not a per-unit production, safety, or delivery ledger. Space Badge firmware sketch public firmware source · Public firmware sketch for the badge's documented game context. It is linked as source evidence without reproducing setup, flashing, configuration, or modification instructions. Space Badge GitHub repository metadata repository metadata · GitHub API metadata reports a public punk-security repository created after the event and a null detected license field. It supports timing and licence-boundary review, not a grant of code, hardware, artwork, or media reuse rights.

Sources

BSides Newcastle: BSides Newcastle 2025 Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Primary official event recap for the completed September 27, 2025 Newcastle security conference and its 200 checked-in participant report. It does not identify the badge's technical or distribution details. GitHub API: bsides-newcastle-2025-badge repository metadata Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Primary metadata source for the public repository's post-event creation timing and null detected license field. It is not itself a copyright grant or evidence of final event production. Punk Security: Punk Security 2025 badge-source release Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Primary post-event maker announcement stating that Punk Security open-sourced the code, design files, and Gerbers for the BSides Newcastle badge. It is not a repository licence or image-reuse grant. Punk Security: Punk Security BSides Newcastle listing Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Primary sponsor source identifying Punk Security as BSides Newcastle's 2025 badge sponsor. It supports the badge sponsor relationship, not recipient allocation or final handoff. Punk Security / GitHub: bsides-newcastle-2025-badge Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Primary public badge archive for the Space Badge, its ATtiny412/button/CR2032/5050-NeoPixel parts statement, source files, and Morse-code venue-game account. It does not establish a final production run, recipient ledger, or selected image licence. Security BSides Global: BSidesNewcastle Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Security BSides network listing corroborating the passed September 27, 2025 event in Newcastle, United Kingdom. It does not establish a badge allocation or technical implementation.