Issue dossier

Hackbat was designed specially for DEF CON 32 and source text references people who received it at DEF CON, but the public sources do not make it the official DEF CON 32 attendee badge or state a complete distribution quantity.

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

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unofficial distribution scope · source-backed but incomplete · classification caveat

The catalogue keeps Hackbat as an unofficial DEF CON 32 badgelife record separate from the official RP2350 DEF CON 32 Badge.

Badge
Hackbat DEF CON 32 Badge
Category
unofficial distribution scope
Severity
note
Confidence
source-backed but incomplete
Status
classification caveat
Timeframe
DEF CON 32
Source note
Hackaday.io Hackbat project page and thehackbat/defcon32_badge README.

Evidence

Related Resources

badge documentation

Hackbat DEF CON 32 README

Primary documentation source for ESP32-C3 WROOM, OLED, four WS2812 smart LEDs, six buttons, AA-cell case support, Arduino IDE or ESP-IDF programming, JLCPCB production-file use, and the D9 erratum.

Badge: Hackbat DEF CON 32 Badge

project page

Hackbat project page

Hackaday.io project source stating that the Hackbat Badge was designed specially for DEFCON32 and summarizing the ESP32-C3, Wi-Fi/Bluetooth, LEDs, OLED, and first-run D9 diode warning.

Badge: Hackbat DEF CON 32 Badge

Source trail

Evidence Sources

GitHub / theHackbat · retrieved 2026-05-15

DEFCON32 Badge README

Primary hardware documentation source for ESP32-C3 WROOM, OLED, WS2812 LEDs, buttons, AA-cell case, programming options, production-file workflow, and the fixed-revision note.

Badge: Hackbat DEF CON 32 Badge

Hackaday.io / theHackbat · retrieved 2026-05-15

Hackbat Badge

Project-owner source describing the Hackbat Badge as designed specially for DEFCON32 and warning DEF CON recipients about the D9 diode placement issue.

Badge: Hackbat DEF CON 32 Badge