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The Team identifies a top-50 CTF redemption route and a possible random giveaway after the paid cap, but does not publish final puzzles, rules, score verification, account/QR-data retention, eligibility disputes, identity checks, selection method, inventory split, recipient outcomes, or a claim that CTF software is installed on the LED badge.

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CTF, free-redemption, giveaway, and account-data boundary · first-hand Team announcement · acquisition statements only

The catalogue retains the public community-acquisition context without supplying private account details, challenge content, player data, unsupported redemption mechanics, or badge-software claims.

Badge
Puzzled Hackers LED Badge (DEF CON 34)
Category
CTF, free-redemption, giveaway, and account-data boundary
Severity
note
Confidence
first-hand Team announcement
Status
acquisition statements only
Timeframe
2026 pre-event source pass
Source note
Puzzled Hackers Team Meetup Post #4.

Evidence

Related Resources

Puzzled Hackers Team community announcement

r/DEFCON Meetup Post #4 — Final Badges and Information

Contemporaneous announcement signed by the Puzzled Hackers Team. It corroborates the CTF-account free-redemption route, top-50 eligibility statement, capped paid allocation, post-cap giveaway intent, meetup/QR handoff terms, free badge-optional meetup model, location, dates, and the statement that an actual DEF CON badge is not needed for the Wednesday gathering. Reddit media is not a reusable image grant.

Badge: Puzzled Hackers LED Badge (DEF CON 34)

official team CTF checkout page

Puzzled Hackers DEF CON 34 LED Badge

Puzzled Hackers' own CTF checkout page naming a limited-edition LED badge for DEF CON 34, its $20 including-tax listing, August 5/6 Linq pickup labels, no-shipping requirement, receipt/offline QR claim flow, and sold-out online allocation state. Its badge photo has no stated reusable license or explicit permission basis.

Badge: Puzzled Hackers LED Badge (DEF CON 34)

Source trail

Evidence Sources

Puzzled Hackers CTF · retrieved 2026-05-15

DEF CON 34 LED Badge

Primary Puzzled Hackers checkout source for the limited-edition LED badge title, $20 including-tax amount, in-person Linq 3535 / Circle Bar pickup dates and time, no-shipping rule, receipt/offline QR claim wording, and exhausted online allocation. It does not identify any electronics, material, quantity, production outcome, free-claim rules, delivery outcome, reusable-image license, or DEF CON affiliation.

Badge: Puzzled Hackers LED Badge (DEF CON 34)

Puzzled Hackers Team · retrieved 2026-05-15

r/DEFCON Meetup Post #4 — Final Badges and Information

First-hand Puzzled Hackers Team announcement for the CTF-linked top-50 free-redemption statement, capped break-even sales, random giveaway intent after the cap, meetup-only/arranged handoff wording, QR claim context, free meetup, badge-optional attendance, and its own DEF CON boundary statement. It is corroborating community-event context, not a hardware or firmware archive or image-reuse license.

Badge: Puzzled Hackers LED Badge (DEF CON 34)