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The public Army source proves the first electronic AvengerCon badge, 8-8-8 naming, scavenger-hunt behavior, hack-bypass option, in-person distribution until supplies ran out, more-than-300 build, and Capt. Richard Shmel maker credit, but it does not publish schematics, BOM, firmware, controller identity, protocol docs, or manufacturing files.

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AvengerCon VIII 8-8-8 Badge note

technical-source gap · source-backed but incomplete · needs deeper archive recovery

The catalogue records the verified badge lineage without inventing component-level details or open-source status.

Badge: AvengerCon VIII 8-8-8 Badge
Category: technical-source gap
Severity: note
Confidence: source-backed but incomplete
Status: needs deeper archive recovery
Timeframe: current AvengerCon pass
Source note: U.S. Army AvengerCon VIII public-affairs article.

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official history

AvengerCon history page

Official AvengerCon source for the lineage from the 2016 internal Fort Meade training event through the Augusta-era AvengerCon VIII and IX editions.

Badge: AvengerCon VIII 8-8-8 Badge

public-affairs article

AvengerCon VIII Army Cyber article

U.S. Army public-affairs source for the February 28-29, 2024 Georgia Cyber Innovation & Training Center event, first AvengerCon electronic 8-8-8 badge, scavenger-hunt behavior, LED-code path, hack-bypass path, more-than-300 badge build, and Capt. Richard Shmel credit.

Badge: AvengerCon VIII 8-8-8 Badge

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Evidence Sources

AvengerCon · retrieved 2026-05-15

AvengerCon history

Official lineage source for AvengerCon's 2016 origin, growth across U.S. Cyber Command units and partners, and the Augusta-era AvengerCon VIII and IX entries.

Badge: AvengerCon VIII 8-8-8 Badge

U.S. Army · retrieved 2026-05-15

AvengerCon VIII: Army Cyber's homegrown hacker-con returns

Primary public-affairs source for the February 28-29, 2024 Georgia Cyber Innovation & Training Center event, first AvengerCon electronic badge, 8-8-8 badge name, scavenger-hunt LED-code path, hack-bypass path, in-person attendee distribution until supplies ran out, more-than-300 badge build, and Capt. Richard Shmel maker credit.

Badge: AvengerCon VIII 8-8-8 Badge