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The maker posted in r/Defcon and refers to giving badges away throughout ‘the con’; DEF CON's official registration page independently establishes the August 2026 event. Neither source says DEF CON designed, commissioned, approved, issued, sold, or will distribute this artifact; neither establishes venue authorization, registration inclusion, admission, access control, or an official Human-badge role.
A linkable camp-impact record with badge context, severity, evidence confidence, and source notes.
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independent DEF CON association and credential boundary · r/Defcon maker post plus official event-context source · independent pre-event giveaway project
The catalogue classifies this as an independently documented pre-event project associated with DEF CON 34, not an official conference credential, organizer-issued badge, attendee entitlement, or verified event activity.
- Badge
- Cyb3rBytes404 Cyber-Cat Badge (DEF CON 34)
- Category
- independent DEF CON association and credential boundary
- Severity
- note
- Confidence
- r/Defcon maker post plus official event-context source
- Status
- independent pre-event giveaway project
- Timeframe
- DEF CON 34 source pass
- Source note
- Another badge drop and DEF CON 34 registration.
first-person public pre-event maker post
Public r/Defcon post by u/ProfessionalPea2218 saying the author designed and hand-soldered badge PCBs to help launch Cyb3rBytes404, calls the batch small and not for sale, and plans random giveaways throughout ‘the con.’ It is a first-person pre-event claim, not proof of legal identity, nonprofit status, repository ownership, final unit configuration, completed distribution, DEF CON authorization, or image-reuse permission.
Badge: Cyb3rBytes404 Cyber-Cat Badge (DEF CON 34)
immutable hardware and educational-source note
Commit-pinned README, last visibly updated July 28, 2026, naming an RP2040, MPU-6050 three-axis gyroscope/accelerometer module, thirty WS2812 RGB LEDs, and MicroPython source material. It does not establish a complete electronic design, a production-unit configuration, final event firmware, or a safe operating procedure.
Badge: Cyb3rBytes404 Cyber-Cat Badge (DEF CON 34)
official event-context page
DEF CON's official registration page supplies the August 6-9, 2026 Las Vegas Convention Center context. It does not name Cyb3rBytes404, endorse the project, authorize a giveaway, or make this independent badge a conference credential.
Badge: Cyb3rBytes404 Cyber-Cat Badge (DEF CON 34)
public coding-camp project repository
The public repository calls itself the official repository for the Cyb3rBytes404 cyber coding camp and describes a custom RP2040 cyber badge plus MicroPython teaching material. It is repository-publisher evidence, not a demonstrated link to the Reddit account, a completed physical run, an official DEF CON project, or a reuse grant.
Badge: Cyb3rBytes404 Cyber-Cat Badge (DEF CON 34)
public release-status record
Public GitHub release page reviewed on 2026-08-05 reports no releases. It does not provide a final binary, event-unit mapping, support policy, or license/reuse grant.
Badge: Cyb3rBytes404 Cyber-Cat Badge (DEF CON 34)
public source-timeline record
Public GitHub history reviewed on 2026-08-05. It shows the current README commit on July 28, 2026, before DEF CON 34, but does not map source revisions to physical units, a giveaway, or event delivery.
Badge: Cyb3rBytes404 Cyber-Cat Badge (DEF CON 34)
Cyb3rBytes404 / GitHub · retrieved 2026-05-15
Public commit history reviewed on 2026-08-05, showing the latest visible README update on July 28, 2026. It establishes a pre-event public source timeline, not a source-to-unit build or delivery record.
Badge: Cyb3rBytes404 Cyber-Cat Badge (DEF CON 34)
Cyb3rBytes404 / GitHub · retrieved 2026-05-15
Primary public repository calling itself the official source for the Cyb3rBytes404 cyber coding camp and describing a custom RP2040 cyber badge. Its shared project name provides relevant source context but does not prove its account belongs to the maker-post author, that code corresponds to a physical giveaway unit, or that project media/code is reusable.
Badge: Cyb3rBytes404 Cyber-Cat Badge (DEF CON 34)
Cyb3rBytes404 / GitHub · retrieved 2026-05-15
Immutable July 28, 2026 source snapshot naming the RP2040, MPU-6050 gyro/accelerometer module, thirty WS2812 RGB LEDs, and MicroPython teaching material. It is a high-level project description, not a circuit, BOM, production report, final firmware release, support guide, or media license.
Badge: Cyb3rBytes404 Cyber-Cat Badge (DEF CON 34)
DEF CON · retrieved 2026-05-15
Primary official source for DEF CON 34's August 6-9, 2026 Las Vegas Convention Center setting. It supplies event context only and does not name, issue, endorse, distribute, or authorize the Cyb3rBytes404 badge.
Badge: Cyb3rBytes404 Cyber-Cat Badge (DEF CON 34)
GitHub / Cyb3rBytes404 · retrieved 2026-05-15
Public release page reviewed on 2026-08-05, reporting no releases. This is an absence-of-release observation rather than evidence of a final binary, support commitment, code license, or event-unit firmware.
Badge: Cyb3rBytes404 Cyber-Cat Badge (DEF CON 34)
u/ProfessionalPea2218 (public Reddit account) · retrieved 2026-05-15
Primary first-person maker source saying the author designed and hand-soldered a small batch of badge PCBs for Cyb3rBytes404, describes a free youth coding/electronics mission, and states that the badges are not for sale and are planned for random giveaway throughout ‘the con.’ The post does not establish legal identity, nonprofit registration, GitHub ownership, final hardware, actual giveaway, DEF CON organizer affiliation, admission, or image reuse permission.
Badge: Cyb3rBytes404 Cyber-Cat Badge (DEF CON 34)