Issue dossier
Public sources document firmware update paths and version checks, but this pass does not mirror or audit every media-server artifact, hex file, writeup, or internal game branch.
A linkable camp-impact record with badge context, severity, evidence confidence, and source notes.
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firmware-version caveat · source-backed but incomplete · needs deeper artifact inventory
The catalogue records the verified hardware and update workflow while leaving complete firmware archaeology for a later artifact-level pass.
- Badge
- DEF CON 26 Badge
- Category
- firmware-version caveat
- Severity
- note
- Confidence
- source-backed but incomplete
- Status
- needs deeper artifact inventory
- Timeframe
- current DEF CON 26 pass
- Source note
- DEF CON 26 archive firmware notice, Hackaday.io solving project, and DEF CON forum curated content.
curated technical notes
DEF CON forum curation of media-server badge files, firmware-update instructions, PICkit/MPLAB flashing workflow, firmware-version checks, and community repair context.
Badge: DEF CON 26 Badge
event metadata
InfoconDB source for August 9-12, 2018 Caesars Palace event metadata and the Welcome To DEF CON & Badge Maker Talk schedule entry.
Badge: DEF CON 26 Badge
event page
Official DEF CON archive source for 2018 event context, Caesars Palace and Flamingo venue split, badge firmware update notice, writeup link, and media-server material.
Badge: DEF CON 26 Badge
field report
Contemporary Hackaday source documenting official-badge status, Tymkrs/Toymakers attribution, PIC32MM hardware, LEDs, USB serial text adventure, badge-to-badge connector, and add-on header.
Badge: DEF CON 26 Badge
solving project
Hackaday.io solving project documenting live puzzle collaboration, badge state, role-specific serial content, badge-to-badge unlocks, and hardware interaction discoveries.
Badge: DEF CON 26 Badge
DEF CON · retrieved 2026-05-15
Official event archive source for DEF CON 26 context, venue split, firmware update/writeup notice, and media-server badge-material references.
Badge: DEF CON 26 Badge
DEF CON Forums · retrieved 2026-05-15
Curated technical source for media-server badge artifacts, firmware update process, PIC32MM0256GPM048 flashing, version checks, and repair/upgrade context.
Badge: DEF CON 26 Badge
Hackaday · retrieved 2026-05-15
Contemporary source for official electronic badge status, Tymkrs/Toymakers credit, PIC32MM hardware, LED layout, USB serial game, badge-to-badge connector, and add-on header.
Badge: DEF CON 26 Badge
Hackaday.io · retrieved 2026-05-15
Collaborative solving source for badge state, role-specific serial text, Human-to-Human and Human-to-Goon unlocks, magnet and shorting observations, and puzzle workflow.
Badge: DEF CON 26 Badge
InfoconDB · retrieved 2026-05-15
Event metadata source for dates, venue, admission context, and Welcome To DEF CON & Badge Maker Talk listing.
Badge: DEF CON 26 Badge
Wikimedia Commons · retrieved 2026-05-15
CC BY-SA 4.0 documentary source image by Sephiroth storm showing the DEF CON 26 lanyard and official badge among other hacker-conference badges; used for image provenance, not as a hardware-spec source.
Badge: DEF CON 26 Badge