Issue dossier
The official CTF page says the separate 2026 CTF concluded, and the Security BSides global calendar marks the May 30 conference as passed. The Last Bird page lists an Event Badge but still presents stale sales language. Reviewed sources do not provide an all-ticket scope, stock count, ticket-to-badge mapping, pickup procedure, receipt record, lost-badge policy, shipment, replacement, or completed delivery ledger.
A linkable camp-impact record with badge context, severity, evidence confidence, and source notes.
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ticket-offer, source-currency, and fulfilment boundary · official ticket page, official CTF status, and Security BSides global calendar · conference and CTF completed; delivery and allocation unrecovered
The catalogue treats the conference as completed while preserving the public ticket offer as evidence of an advertised credential, not a current sale, attendee-wide entitlement, or proof that a particular person received a badge.
- Badge
- BSides Chennai 2026 Event Badge
- Category
- ticket-offer, source-currency, and fulfilment boundary
- Severity
- note
- Confidence
- official ticket page, official CTF status, and Security BSides global calendar
- Status
- conference and CTF completed; delivery and allocation unrecovered
- Timeframe
- reviewed 2026-09-17
- Source note
- BSides Chennai 2026 official ticket, schedule, and CTF pages, plus the Security BSides global community calendar, reviewed 2026-09-17.
Evidence
Related Resources
Security BSides global community calendar
The Security BSides global community calendar lists the May 30, 2026 Chennai event as passed. This corroborates that the dated conference occurred; it does not document badge production, allocation, handoff, physical form, technology, or image rights.
Badge: BSides Chennai 2026 Event Badge
official CTF status page
Primary organizer page recording that the separate 2026 CTF has concluded. It provides event context only; it does not identify a technical connection to the Event Badge.
Badge: BSides Chennai 2026 Event Badge
official event page
Primary organizer page establishing Security BSides Chennai Conference 2026, the community-driven cybersecurity-conference framing, May 23 CTF and May 30 conference dates, and Turyaa Hotel OMR venue context.
Badge: BSides Chennai 2026 Event Badge
official event schedule
Primary organizer schedule for the May 30 Turyaa Hotel OMR conference day, including registration, talks, villages, and closing CTF-winner announcement.
Badge: BSides Chennai 2026 Event Badge
official ticket page
Primary organizer ticket page that lists an Event Badge among the Last Bird ticket inclusions. Its displayed sale window is now past, so it is retained as pre-event offer evidence rather than a current availability, allocation, or fulfilment record.
Badge: BSides Chennai 2026 Event Badge
Source trail
Evidence Sources
Security BSides Chennai · retrieved 2026-09-17
Primary official status source that says the 2026 CTF has concluded; it does not document a badge challenge, firmware, hardware, or other technical linkage.
Badge: BSides Chennai 2026 Event Badge
Security BSides Chennai · retrieved 2026-09-17
Primary official programme source for the May 30 conference at Turyaa Hotel OMR and closing CTF-winner announcement.
Badge: BSides Chennai 2026 Event Badge
Security BSides Chennai · retrieved 2026-09-17
Primary official source for the 2026 Chennai community cybersecurity-conference identity, May 23 CTF / May 30 conference schedule, and Turyaa Hotel OMR venue.
Badge: BSides Chennai 2026 Event Badge
Security BSides Chennai · retrieved 2026-09-17
Primary official source for the Last Bird package's Event Badge inclusion. Its stale sales presentation is treated as historical pre-event ticket language, not proof of a current offering, handoff, or recipient allocation.
Badge: BSides Chennai 2026 Event Badge
Security BSides Global Community · retrieved 2026-09-17
Secondary Security BSides community-calendar listing that marks the May 30, 2026 Chennai event as passed. It corroborates completion of the dated conference, but does not establish badge production, allocation, handoff, form, technology, or image rights.
Badge: BSides Chennai 2026 Event Badge