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The sources call the object an SAO and mention one of four colors, but do not disclose whether it contains electronics, a microcontroller, LEDs, sensors, a battery, passive circuitry, a standard or non-standard connector, voltage/current requirements, pinout, dimensions, materials, PCB, schematic, BOM, Gerbers, assembly, test data, host compatibility, ESD protection, or safety guidance.
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artifact form, hardware, connector, and electrical-safety documentation gap · maker names SAO but publishes no specifications · physical companion status documented; technical form unreported
The record preserves a real announced companion artifact without upgrading it into a programmable, electrically safe, standard-compliant, or universally compatible electronic badge.
- Badge
- NilbinSec PAC-MAN Ghost SAO (DEF CON 34)
- Category
- artifact form, hardware, connector, and electrical-safety documentation gap
- Severity
- note
- Confidence
- maker names SAO but publishes no specifications
- Status
- physical companion status documented; technical form unreported
- Timeframe
- current source pass
- Source note
- NilbinSec roster response, Bluesky post, Spectre Sniffer listing, and maker profile.
Evidence
Related Resources
first-party maker Bluesky post
Direct NilbinSec Bluesky reply in the Spectre Sniffer launch thread stating that a purchase includes a PAC-MAN Ghost SAO and supports bringing more than 1,500 free SAOs to Vegas. It does not say whether that included SAO is mechanically/electrically identical to every planned 1,000-unit giveaway artifact.
Badge: NilbinSec PAC-MAN Ghost SAO (DEF CON 34)
maker product listing with companion-SA0 statement
NilbinSec's live product listing says the Spectre Sniffer includes one Pac-Man Ghost SAO in one of four colors. It corroborates a companion-artifact statement, not the 1,000-unit giveaway count, 2026 revision mapping, hardware details, or reusable-image permission.
Badge: NilbinSec PAC-MAN Ghost SAO (DEF CON 34)
maker profile
Public profile identifying NilbinSec as the current product-listing maker. It supplies no companion-SA0 technical archive, source release, licence, distribution record, or image-rights grant.
Badge: NilbinSec PAC-MAN Ghost SAO (DEF CON 34)
public maker self-submission roster
NilbinSec's public current-event row calling PAC MAN Ghost SAO a new, free SAO, stating a 1,000-unit giveaway, social-media/village drop wording, and a planned GitHub release on DEF CON Day 1. It is a maker self-submission, not proof of completed production/distribution, final hardware, or image rights.
Badge: NilbinSec PAC-MAN Ghost SAO (DEF CON 34)
Source trail
Evidence Sources
NilbinSec / Bluesky · retrieved 2026-05-15
Primary first-party post stating that a Spectre Sniffer purchase includes a PAC-MAN Ghost SAO and helps fund over 1,500 free Vegas SAOs. It documents a current maker statement, not a count/category mapping between purchase-included and free-giveaway units.
Badge: NilbinSec PAC-MAN Ghost SAO (DEF CON 34)
NilbinSec / Uberflux · retrieved 2026-05-15
Primary maker listing saying one Pac-Man Ghost SAO in one of four colors is included with the Spectre Sniffer. It does not identify the companion's circuitry, connector, color allocation, relationship to the standalone giveaway, final 2026 design, distribution, or image rights.
Badge: NilbinSec PAC-MAN Ghost SAO (DEF CON 34)
NilbinSec public self-submission · retrieved 2026-05-15
Primary current-event maker self-submission for the new/free PAC MAN Ghost SAO classification, announced 1,000-unit giveaway, planned social-media/village drops, and planned Day-1 GitHub posting. It does not prove final manufacture, handoff, recipient allocation, exact color/revision, technical design, official status, or media rights.
Badge: NilbinSec PAC-MAN Ghost SAO (DEF CON 34)
Uberflux · retrieved 2026-05-15
Public maker-profile source corroborating NilbinSec as the listing publisher. It has no independent PAC-MAN Ghost SAO engineering, availability, licence, or image-rights evidence.
Badge: NilbinSec PAC-MAN Ghost SAO (DEF CON 34)