Issue dossier

Public YouTube, Flickr, WIRED, Hackaday, Forbes, MAKE, CNET, and NetworkWorld references exist for the badge and hacks, but they are used only as pointers unless their reuse rights and exact badge-image provenance can be reconciled.

A linkable camp-impact record with badge context, severity, evidence confidence, and source notes.

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external media caveat · source-backed but rights-limited · documented

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Badge
DEF CON 17 Badge
Category
external media caveat
Severity
note
Confidence
source-backed but rights-limited
Status
documented
Timeframe
current catalogue build
Source note
Grand Idea Studio documentation links and DEF CON 17 official contest-results media list.

Evidence

Related Resources

image license

CC BY 2.0 license

Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license page for the Flickr image license recorded on the HUMAN photo page.

Badge: DEF CON 17 Badge

licensed documentary photo

HUMAN DEF CON 17 badge photo

Nate Grigg / nateOne Flickr photo whose description identifies the anonymous Human attendee badge at DEF CON 17; Flickr structured metadata reports CC BY 2.0.

Badge: DEF CON 17 Badge

project page

DEFCON 17 badge project page

Primary designer page with MC56F8006, MEMS microphone, RGB LED, operating states, production quantity, role-shape puzzle, documentation, source-code, and contest details.

Badge: DEF CON 17 Badge

Source trail

Evidence Sources

DEF CON · retrieved 2026-05-15

DEF CON 17 Badge Hacking Contest

Official contest-results source for 32 entries, Zoz's winning anti-surveillance system, Team Hack the Badge's second-place blimp, 501d3r Guy's third-place dialer/amplifier, and the combined seven-badge honorable mention.

Badge: DEF CON 17 Badge

Flickr / Nate Grigg · retrieved 2026-05-15

HUMAN

Licensed documentary photo source for the DEF CON 17 Human attendee badge; Flickr structured metadata identifies CC BY 2.0, Nate Grigg / nateOne attribution, and the image description as the anonymous badge for human attendees at DEFCON 17 in Las Vegas.

Badge: DEF CON 17 Badge

Grand Idea Studio · retrieved 2026-05-15

DEFCON 17 Badge

Primary source for MC56F8006 hardware, MEMS microphone, RGB LED, operating states, wired communication, serial bootloader, 6,694-badge production, role shapes, and contest summary.

Badge: DEF CON 17 Badge

InfoconDB · retrieved 2026-05-15

DEF CON 17 (2009)

Event-context source for DEF CON 17 dates, schedule archive, and Riviera Hotel & Casino venue metadata.

Badge: DEF CON 17 Badge