Issue dossier
The maker describes background passive scans and alert-triggered active scans for nearby BLE beacons and Wi-Fi APs, configurable identifiers, and examples including cameras or surveillance equipment. Reviewed sources do not publish radio configuration, scan cadence, antenna/range testing, target-list provenance, false-positive/false-negative performance, lawful-use guidance, local radio restrictions, consent model, data collection/retention/export policy, security controls, or independent assessment.
A linkable camp-impact record with badge context, severity, evidence confidence, and source notes.
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BLE, Wi-Fi, privacy, detection, and lawful-use boundary · maker feature description only · configurable scan and alert claims; no independent validation recovered
The dossier records the advertised research/detection surface without claiming reliable identification, safety, legal compliance, privacy preservation, target classification, or suitability for surveillance, counter-surveillance, or emergency use.
- Badge
- Helgatchi Badge (DEF CON 34)
- Category
- BLE, Wi-Fi, privacy, detection, and lawful-use boundary
- Severity
- note
- Confidence
- maker feature description only
- Status
- configurable scan and alert claims; no independent validation recovered
- Timeframe
- current source pass
- Source note
- DC801 Helgatchi Badge product page and Pips801/Helgatchi repository README.
official maker product listing
Primary DC801 listing for the live $120 Helgatchi badge, its maker-described BLE/Wi-Fi detection behavior, XIAO ESP32-S3, 8 MB flash, 400 mAh LiPo, LCD, LEDs, vibration motor, 2.4 GHz antenna path, dimensions, software-stack names, and July seller pickup/shipping terms. Listing images do not state a reusable license or explicit permission basis.
Badge: Helgatchi Badge (DEF CON 34)
public Badgelife self-submission roster
Public DEF CON 34 Badgelife response sheet that lists a new Helgatchi badge from DC801 + 801 Labs, a DEF CON context, an approximate $120-to-$150 acquisition statement, and high-level BLE/Wi-Fi scanner details. It is a submitter-provided roster entry, not an official DEF CON issue, final distribution record, or image-reuse permission.
Badge: Helgatchi Badge (DEF CON 34)
public firmware and UI source tree
Public Pips801 repository tree containing Helgatchi-Firmware, UI, and an older PlatformIO build-and-flash README. It is public source evidence, not a final production release, signed-update guarantee, complete support manual, security audit, or explicit license grant.
Badge: Helgatchi Badge (DEF CON 34)
public hardware-source tree
Public Pips801 repository tree with distinct drawings, spacer, front-PCB, back-PCB, and test-jig directories. Directory presence is an engineering-trail source, not proof that every file is final, licensed for reuse, fabricated, shipped, electrically complete, or representative of every unit.
Badge: Helgatchi Badge (DEF CON 34)
public maker repository
Public repository for the Helgatchi project. Its README documents the handheld BLE/Wi-Fi hunter framing, configurable matching fields, component claims, and a public Hardware/Software structure. No explicit root license or GitHub license metadata was identified in the current review.
Badge: Helgatchi Badge (DEF CON 34)
DC801 Store · retrieved 2026-05-15
Primary maker/seller source for the live $120 listing, the portable BLE-beacon and Wi-Fi-AP scanner/hunter description, configurable alert fields, XIAO ESP32-S3/8 MB/LiPo/LCD/LED/vibration/antenna/dimension claims, named PlatformIO/Arduino/LVGL/NimBLE/FastLED stack, and seller pickup/shipping wording. It does not establish final inventory, recipient delivery, independent test results, certification, legal suitability, privacy practice, official DEF CON status, or image reuse rights.
Badge: Helgatchi Badge (DEF CON 34)
GitHub / Pips801 · retrieved 2026-05-15
Primary repository-directory source for the published drawings, spacer, front PCB, back PCB, and test-jig engineering trail. It does not by itself identify a final board revision, BOM, schematic, Gerbers, tested power/RF behavior, manufacture, delivery, or license grant.
Badge: Helgatchi Badge (DEF CON 34)
GitHub / Pips801 · retrieved 2026-05-15
Primary repository-directory source for Helgatchi-Firmware and UI material plus an older ESP32-S3/PlatformIO build-and-flash outline. It does not establish a final firmware release, reproducible environment, signed update, recovery outcome, security assessment, user-data policy, support promise, or license grant.
Badge: Helgatchi Badge (DEF CON 34)
GitHub / Pips801 · retrieved 2026-05-15
Primary public project source for the Helgatchi BLE/Wi-Fi hunter framing, matching-field table, configuration surface, controller/display/battery/antenna/dimension claims, and linked Hardware and Software trees. The reviewed root had no explicit license file or GitHub license metadata, and repository presence does not establish a final manufactured revision, security review, certification, or image reuse rights.
Badge: Helgatchi Badge (DEF CON 34)
public DEF CON 34 Badgelife response sheet · retrieved 2026-05-15
Published submitter-provided roster entry for DC801 + 801 Labs' new Helgatchi badge, DEF CON 34 association, high-level BLE/Wi-Fi scanner/hunter feature wording, and approximate price context. It corroborates a public intended BadgeLife association, not DEF CON organizer issuance, admission, a completed event handoff, technical validation, or image reuse rights.
Badge: Helgatchi Badge (DEF CON 34)