44CON
UK technical security conference badge lineage, represented by source-backed HIDIOT USB HID hardware records and the 2025 Electronic Cats RF-detector badge.
Lineages
Badge series
Browse the catalogue by camp lineage and badge ecosystem, from CCC Camp and Dutch hacker camps to ongoing Badge.Team platforms.
8.8 Computer Security Conference
Chilean hacker and cybersecurity conference lineage, represented by the source-backed 8.8 Reloaded 2024 VIP special badge artifact record.
ARAMCON
Israeli conference-badge lineage, represented by the source-backed ARAMCON 2019 nRF52840, e-paper, audio, NeoPixel, CircuitPython, and SAO badge.
AVTOKYO
Japanese community security-conference badge lineage, including the source-backed AVTOKYO 2015 ATmega328P electrical attendee badge and the AVTOKYO 2019 cocktail-glass blinky soldering badge.
Aerospace Village
DEF CON aerospace-security village badge lineage, represented by the DC33 ADS-B Linux badge, Winglet OS 2.0 / SAO update trail, and SpiderOak Aranya ESP32-S3 workshop badge board.
AfricaHackOn
Kenyan security-conference badge lineage, represented by the source-backed 2017 ESP8266/OLED/MQTT limited-run badge and a conservative 2018 electronic-badge archive record from the OPCDE Kenya agenda.
Area41
Swiss cybersecurity conference lineage organized by DEFCON Switzerland, represented by the source-backed 2018 Proteus ESP8266 badge and Area41 badge-hacking record.
AvengerCon
U.S. Cyber Command and Army Cyber hacker-conference lineage, represented here by source-backed AvengerCon VIII and IX electronic badge records from official event, badge, and Army Cyber public-affairs sources.
BSides Adelaide
South Australian BSides badge lineage, represented by the source-backed 2024 and 2025 Wombat CTF hardware badges, Hackerware build records, and the planned 2026 identity/lanyard support trail.
BSides Agra
Indian Security BSides lineage in Uttar Pradesh, starting with the source-backed 2025 IOTSRG badge-sponsor and soldering-village record.
BSides Athens
Greek Security BSides lineage, represented by the source-backed 2024 electronic circuit badge record from the Athens conference.
BSides Ballarat
Australian regional BSides badge lineage, starting with the source-backed 2026 Underground interactive ESP32 badge and SAO add-on record.
BSides Brisbane
Queensland BSides badge lineage, represented by source-backed 2025 badge inclusion/prospectus evidence and the planned 2026 electronic badge design/build sponsorship and ticketing record.
BSides CDMX
Mexico City Security BSides lineage, starting with the source-backed 2025 Electronic Cats PY32F030 badge, role variants, Metro add-on, firmware releases, and licensed upstream community-badge render.
BSides Canberra
Australian hacker-conference badge lineage, represented by public evidence for the 2016 home-made Arduino running-order badge, the 2018 BUSSide hardware interface badge, the 2019 Nopia 1337 electronic-badge firmware and Hardware Hacking Village trail, the 2021 SAMD21/ESP32 e-paper badge, the 2023 bPod ESP32-S2 badge, the 2024 555-timer orc blinky badge, and the pre-event 2026 electronic badge and speaker/event-host badge record.
BSides Cape Town
South African BSides badge lineage, represented by source-backed ESP8266, CC1111/RFCat, ESP32 electronic badge records, and a conservative 2025 badge-sponsor artifact record.
BSides Fort Wayne
Indiana Security BSides lineage, starting with the source-backed 2025 ESP32-WROVER electronic badge, MicroPython firmware, CTF challenge apps, and badge-hacking archive.
BSides Goa
Indian Security BSides lineage in Goa, represented by the source-backed SecOps Group Hackable BCPen/CPen vendor-booth badge challenge at BSides Goa 2024.
BSides Kristiansand
Norwegian Security BSides lineage in Southern Norway, starting with the source-backed 2025 Sykt electronic duck badge and CTF platform record.
BSides Las Vegas
Las Vegas Security BSides lineage, represented here by a conservative source-backed 2019 participant/admission badge record rather than an invented electronic-badge claim.
BSides Lisbon
Portuguese Security BSides lineage, represented by the source-backed 2025 electronic-badge programme and badge-sponsor trail from the Lisbon conference.
BSides Melbourne
Victorian BSides identity-badge lineage, represented here by the source-backed 2020 lanyard/registration record, the 2023 badge/lanyard access and interaction-protocol record, the 2024 badge/lanyard preference-marker prospectus record, and the planned 2026 lanyard-and-badge sponsorship record.
BSides Orlando
Central Florida Security BSides lineage, starting here with the source-backed 2018 discrete marquee badge kit record.
BSides Perth
Western Australian BSides badge lineage, represented by the source-backed 2017 Wemos D1 Mini acrylic badge, 2018 NodeMCU ESP8266 handmade conference badge, and planned 2026 participant swag badge records.
BSides Porto
Northern Portugal Security BSides lineage, starting with the conservative source-backed 2026 planned electronic badge experience record.
BSides Prague
Czech Security BSides lineage, starting with the source-backed 2025 electronic PCB badge, attendee chip, challenge, and nickname-display record.
BSides Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico's Caribbean Security BSides lineage, starting here with the source-backed 2019 DIY electronic badge kit and Apache-licensed repository photo.
BSides Reunion
Indian Ocean Security BSides lineage, starting with the source-backed BSides Reunion 2026 participant badge and goodie distribution record from the official event site.
BSides Reykjavik
Icelandic Security BSides lineage, currently represented by a conservative source-backed 2026 printed badge and merchandise sponsorship trail rather than an electronic-badge claim.
BSides San Diego
Southern California Security BSides lineage, starting with the source-backed 2026 Cyberpunk Bunny ESP32 badge and official portable CTF challenge guide.
BSides Tallinn
Estonian Security BSides lineage, represented by the source-backed 2022 participant badge and DIY soldering project record.
BSides Tampa
Florida Security BSides lineage, represented by the source-backed 2018 badge/lanyard artifact and electronic badge assembly context plus the 2026 official badge-challenge and Uber Badge award trail.
BSides Vancouver
Vancouver Security BSides lineage, starting here with a conservative source-backed 2019 TwinkleTwinkie PCB-art badge record and image-free evidence boundary.
BSidesKC
Kansas City Security BSides lineage, represented by the Badge Pirates source-backed 2019 ESP8266 conference badge and the 2025 fully assembled ESP32 touchscreen badge production and customs trail.
BSidesPDX
Portland and Pacific Northwest Security BSides lineage, represented here by source-backed BSidesPDX 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2024 badge or presenter-wearable archives from official event pages, community event metadata, and PDX Badgers repositories.
BSidesROC
Rochester, New York Security BSides lineage, starting with the source-backed 2019 reprogrammable ATTINY85 electronic badge, SAO ports, PCB fallback, and best-hacked-badge contest.
BSidesSF
San Francisco Security BSides lineage, represented by source-backed Hardware Village / Hardware Challenge Village badge records from the official BSidesSF Sched archives.
BSidesSLC
Salt Lake City Security BSides lineage, starting with the source-backed 2025 Meshtastic-ready LilyGO T-Deck S3 E-Badge documented on the official event site.
BSidesTLV
Tel Aviv community Security BSides lineage, represented by source-backed 2025 Infinity Glove and planned 2026 electronic badge hardware-CTF records.
Badge.Team Adjacent Events
European hacker events outside the major camp lineages whose badges document the Badge.Team platform, Hatchery apps, SAO culture, puzzle games, and reusable firmware.
Badge.Team Platforms
Ongoing Badge.Team-compatible hardware platforms that are not tied to a single camp edition but still shape European badge hacking.
BalCCon
The Balkan Computer Congress in Novi Sad, Serbia, with public badgelife records ranging from a PIC/IR badge to cyberdeck-style badges.
Biohacking Village
DEF CON biohacking and medical-device-security village badge lineage, represented by the source-backed DEF CON 33 Distiller BHV Compute Module 5 medical-AI badge.
Blacks In Cyber Village
DEF CON Blacks In Cybersecurity Village badge lineage, represented by the source-backed BIC Pick commemorative Afro-pick badge from DEF CON 33.
BornHack
The Danish outdoor hacker camp with smaller-run open hardware badges and strong workshop culture.
BruCON
Belgian security-conference badge lineage, represented by the source-backed BruCON 0x0A electronic badge.
Bug Bounty Village
DEF CON bug-bounty village lineage, represented by the source-backed BBV Badge 2025 challenge object with four buttons, four LEDs, and sponsor-linked challenge flags.
BugCON
Mexican security-conference badge lineage represented by public Electronic Cats badge sources for BugCON 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025, spanning RP2040 audio/ML, ESP32-S3/RP2040 resistance badge, ESP32-C6, and RV1106 Linux badge platforms.
CODE BLUE
Japanese international cybersecurity-conference badge lineage, starting with the source-backed CODE BLUE 2019 blinky soldering-village badge.
CONFidence
Polish cybersecurity conference lineage, represented by the source-backed planned CONFidence 2026 ConfiBadge electronic badge.
CactusCon
Arizona hacker and security conference lineage, represented by the source-backed 2014 PCB badge, CactusCon 2017 Wi-Fi/Bluetooth scanner badge, CactusCon 2018 paid-badge registration note, CactusCon 8 printed/electronic ticket-badge registration trail, and Badge Pirates electronic badge records for CactusCon 11, 12, 13, and 14.
Camp++
Hungarian H.A.C.K. outdoor hacker camp lineage, currently represented by source-backed CampZer0 2013 plus 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2026 ticket, pass, and identity artifact records rather than electronic badges.
Car Hacking Village
DEF CON car-security village badge lineage, represented by the source-backed DEF CON 32 RP2040 CAN-bus main badge, CAN SAO ecosystem, key-fob badge build series, and public CTF archive.
CarolinaCon
North Carolina hacker-conference lineage, represented by the CarolinaCon 12 electronic kit badge plus the CarolinaCon Online 2021 badge kit and CarolinaCon Online 2 Conference PCB Badge merch-bundle records.
Chaos Communication Camp
The German quadrennial outdoor hacker camp, home to several of Europe's most influential electronic event badges.
Chaos Communication Congress
CCC's annual German hacker congress, represented here by source-backed unofficial 35C3 and 36C3 badgelife records, 37C3/38C3/39C3 Hub digital community-badge systems, and the 39C3 Cyberwatch solderable smartwatch badge.
Christchurch Hacker Conference
New Zealand hacker-conference badge lineage, represented by source-backed CHCon 2018 and 2019 identity/challenge artifact records plus the CHCon 2025 ESP32-C3, OLED, RGB LED, bare-metal Rust, and Minecraft-server badge record.
CrikeyCon
Australian community hacker-conference badge lineage, represented by the CrikeyCon 2017 identity/speaker badge record, the CrikeyCon V 2018 identity/speaker badge record, the CrikeyCon VI 2019 identity/support badge record, the CrikeyCon VII 2021 identity/connect badge record, the CrikeyCon 8 simple LED and SAO-header badge build record, the CrikeyCon IX 2024 identity/accessibility badge-pickup record, and the source-backed CrikeyCon X 2025 badge-pickup identity record.
CyberThreat
UK cyber security conference lineage hosted by SANS with NCSC support, represented by the source-backed CyberThreat 2024 Secure Impact hackable electronic badge challenge record.
CypherCon
Milwaukee hacker-conference lineage, starting here with the source-backed 2017 TYMKRS Cube badge, mesh-badge puzzle box, and badge-creator panel record.
DC503
Portland DEF CON group and DEF CON-adjacent party-badge lineage, represented by the source-backed 2017 Wagon Party badge, 2018 DC503 VIP Banglet wrist badge, and 2019 5ohBEE RF pager project.
DEF CON
Las Vegas hacker-conference badge lineage, including source-backed electronic badges, non-electronic puzzle badges, paper or identity artifacts, and image-rights-limited gaps across the DEF CON 1-33 public source trail.
DEF CON Singapore
DEF CON's Singapore conference line, represented here by an unofficial community HFSDR badge release trail, an HTX Public Safety Village badge artifact, and a CSIT TISC finalist ESP32 challenge trinket without treating any of them as a universal admission-badge claim.
DEFCON China
DEF CON's international China edition badge lineage, represented by the source-backed DEFCON China 1.0 flexible-PCB tree-game badge.
DORS/CLUC
Croatian open-source conference badge lineage, represented by source-backed electronic badges with social quests, open hardware files, and attendee interaction mechanics.
DerbyCon
Louisville hacker and security conference lineage, represented here by the source-backed DerbyCon 7.0 Legacy Black Badge special electronic award artifact documented in first-hand maker notes.
DragonJAR Security Conference
Colombian Spanish-language hacker and cybersecurity conference lineage, represented by the source-backed DragonJARCON 2025 limited NFC hardware badge record.
Dutch Hacker Camps
The Netherlands' long-running outdoor hacker camp lineage from GHP through WHY, with badges that became social and technical centerpieces.
Easterhegg
The annual German Easter hacker gathering, represented by source-backed eHaserl and Rabbit Chaos Adventure badge records.
Ekoparty
Argentine hacker-conference lineage, represented by source-backed 2021 role/competition badge artwork and limited electronic badge records from Buenos Aires.
Electromagnetic Field
The UK hacker camp known for practical, playful electronic badges and a mature badge app ecosystem.
Electromagnetic Wave
The 2013 EMF spin-off event whose SiNE badge mixed LEDs, IR, scavenger-hunt behavior, and deliberately chaotic camp interaction.
Fri3d Camp
Belgian family-friendly hacker camp whose badges combine ESP32 hardware, add-ons, games, workshops, and open-source documentation.
GreyCTF Summit
NUS Greyhats' Singapore cybersecurity summit and GreyCTF badge lineage, represented by the source-backed 2025 GreyMecha/Army GreyBadge with RP2350, CircuitPython, ECP5 FPGA, KiCad hardware, and public challenge firmware.
GrrCON
Grand Rapids hacker, cybersecurity, and AI conference lineage, represented here by the source-backed unofficial 2024 BadgeBuddy friend-distribution ESP8266 badge and its companion backpack scoreboard archive.
Gulaschprogrammiernacht
Entropia's Karlsruhe hacker gathering, represented by the source-backed GPN17 electronic GulaschPushNotifier badge, Hack-the-Badge ecosystem, and GPN20 laminated identity-badge workflow.
HITCON
Taiwanese hacker-conference badge lineage, including the HITCON CMT 2017 MediaTek electronic Badge Challenges record, HITCON CMT 2018 HITCON Wallet blockchain badge, HITCON CMT 2019 electronic Taiwan-shaped TrustZone challenge badge, HITCON CMT 2023 NFC/card-reader badge mini-games, HITCON CMT 2024 PCB Badge, and HITCON 2025 PCB Badge.
Hack In The Box
Hack In The Box security-conference badge lineage, represented here by source-backed HITBSecConf2018 Amsterdam, JD-HITBSecConf2018 Beijing, HITBSecConf2018 Dubai, HITBSecConf2019 Amsterdam, HITB+CyberWeek 2021 Abu Dhabi, and HITBSecConf2024 Bangkok records.
Hack&Roll
NUS Hackers' Singapore hackathon lineage, represented by the source-backed Hack&Roll 2026 Quack & Roll custom PCB badge and public ESP-IDF firmware archive.
HackConRD
Dominican Republic hacker-conference badge lineage, represented by source-backed 2024 ATTiny85 and 2026 ESP32-C3 / CC1101 eBadge records from official HackConRD and public repository sources.
HackGDL
Guadalajara cybersecurity-community conference lineage, starting with the source-backed HackGDL 2025 Electronic Cats ESP32-S3 Minino badge.
Hackaday Belgrade
Hackaday's European hardware conferences in Serbia, whose badges became open hardware, demoscene targets, and retro-computing badge references.
Hackaday Europe
Hackaday's European hardware-conference line, represented by the 2023 Voja4 badge handout, 2024 Vectorscope badge reuse, 2025 Supercon 8 SAO badge reuse, and 2026 Communicator Badge reuse in Lecco.
Hackaday Superconference
North American open-hardware conference lineage in Pasadena and the remote pandemic years, represented here by source-backed 2016 LED-matrix, 2017 camera, 2018 retrocomputer, 2019 FPGA/RISC-V, 2020 and 2021 Remoticon DIY badge-template records, 2022 Voja4 front-panel computer, 2023 Vectorscope, 2024 Supercon 8 SAO, and 2025 Communicator Badge records.
Hackers On Planet Earth
New York hacker-conference lineage, represented by the source-backed HOPE X issued physical badge and HOPE XV electronic badge, Badge Clinic, open hardware, and MicroPython workflow records.
Hackers to Hackers Conference
Brazilian H2HC hacker-conference badge lineage, represented by source-backed ARM, ATTiny85 USB HID, ESP32, discrete-component, Game Boy, and Hacker ID Card artifact records.
Hackfest
Quebec City bilingual infosec and hacking-event lineage, starting here with the official-history-backed Hackfest 2019 CTF electronic badge record and conservative image-free evidence boundary.
Hacking in Parallel
The Berlin 2022 decentralized year-end hacker gathering whose attendee HiP badge is documented through event pages, badge-hacking sessions, RIOT OS board support, and public design-file references.
Hackover
Chaos Computer Club Hannover's annual Hackover event, represented by the source-backed 2013 ARM, 2.4 GHz, LCD, USB, and button badge record.
Hacktivity
Hungarian IT-security conference badge lineage, represented by the source-backed Hacktivity 2018 hardware-hacking badge.
Hardwear.io
Hardware-security conference badge lineage, represented by the Netherlands 2023 reused e-paper price-tag badge.
HaxoGreen
Luxembourg's cozy outdoor hacker camp, currently represented by source-backed wristband, ticket/pass, hackerpassport, and goodie-bag identity artifacts rather than an electronic badge.
ICS Village
DEF CON industrial-control-security village badge lineage, represented by the FREE-WILi / Intrepid Control Systems DEF CON 33 badge tool with RP2350A, ESP32-C6, sensors, GUI, USB API, and Build-A-Badge software trail.
Italian Hacker Camp
Italy's hacker-camp lineage, represented by the 2018 phone-shell WiFi badge documented by its creator and Hackaday.
JawnCon
Philadelphia-area hacker-conference lineage, starting here with the source-backed JawnCon 0x1 modem badge record, Hayes SmartModem styling, RetroWiFiModem firmware lineage, and small-conference in-house manufacturing notes.
Kawaiicon
New Zealand Kiwicon-successor hacker-conference lineage, represented by the Kawaiicon 2025 laser-etched recycled seed-paper badge identity artifact.
Kernelcon
Omaha hacker and security conference badge lineage, represented by public source-backed electronic badge records from the 2019 K badge through the 2026 off-grid weather badge.
Kiwicon
New Zealand security-conference lineage, represented by source-backed Kiwicon 7, Kiwicon 9, Kiwicon X, and Kiwicon 2038 badge-and-lanyard identity artifacts plus badge-hacking training context.
Kākācon
New Zealand Kawaiicon-adjacent hallway-con lineage, represented by the source-backed 2021 and 2022 sticker badge challenges.
La Villa Hacker
Spanish-language hacker-village and community lineage at DEF CON, represented by the 2025 Electronic Cats source-published badge.
LayerOne
Southern California information-security conference badge lineage, represented by source-backed 2015 dual electronic badges, the 2016 PSoC4/ESP8266 LED conference badge, 2017 CAN-bus badge, 2018 ESP32 Alexa/audio badge, 2019 Voight-Kampff badge, 2023 PIC HID badge, 2024 POV Spinner attendee badge, and 2025 GLiTCh BadgE hardware-hacking platform records.
Lonely Hackers Club
DEF CON community and mesh-network badge lineage, represented by the source-backed limited LHC Meshtastic Badge 2025 pickup release for DEF CON 33.
Maritime Hacking Village
DEF CON village badge lineage, represented by the OSHWA-certified Differential Destroyer maritime bus and voltage-glitching badge from DEF CON 33.
MuHack
Italian hackerspace badge project lineage, represented by the MuHack RP2040/MicroPython badge and MuHackademy talk record.
Ninja Networks
DEF CON-adjacent party and invitation badge lineage, represented by the source-backed 2009 Ninja Networks electronic party badge built for DEF CON 17.
NoNameCon
Ukrainian cybersecurity conference badge lineage, represented by the source-backed NoNameCon 2019 ESP32 NoNameBadge and the NoNameCon 2020 air-quality-focused ESP32 badge with public badge CTF archives.
NodeConf EU
Irish Node.js conference lineage, represented by source-backed 2017, 2018, and 2019 NearForm/Espruino hackable JavaScript badge records, including the NodeWatch/Bangle.js smartwatch badge.
NolaCon
New Orleans hacker and security conference lineage, starting with the source-backed 2025 Patches electronic badge and soldering-story record.
NorthSec
Canadian Montreal security-conference badge lineage, represented by an official 2015 team hardware-badge record, public badge repository-backed records for 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025, and a conservative official-page-backed 2026 social electronic badge record, with rights-cleared repository photos for 2017, 2021, 2023, and 2024 plus an official 2025 raster render.
NotPinkCon
Argentine women-led information-security conference lineage, represented here by a conservative source-backed 2019 speaker VIP badge identity-artifact record.
Nuit du Hack / leHACK
French HackerzVoice security-conference badge lineage, represented by source-backed electronic, collector-badge, and kit records from Nuit du Hack.
Nullcon
Indian security-conference badge lineage, represented by the source-backed Nullcon Goa 2014 hardware badge talk and the conservative Nullcon Goa 2018 conference badge / lanyard identity-artifact record.
Off-By-One
Singapore offensive-security conference lineage, starting with the source-backed 2024 Octopus hardware badge and CC BY 4.0 attendee photo/writeup trail.
Open Source Hardware Camp
UK open-source hardware camp lineage, represented by the OSHCamp 2023 WiFi badge and workshop device record.
OzSecCon
Australian physical-security conference lineage, starting with the source-backed OzSecCon 2018 speaker-badge artifact documented in first-hand conference coverage.
PhreakNIC
Tennessee hacker-conference lineage, represented by the source-backed PhreakNIC 26 electronic-shelf-label badge built from reclaimed ZBD 55c-RB displays and the planned PhreakNIC 27 MK.II follow-up.
Pixels Camp
Portugal's Lisbon technology, hackathon, and hacker-spirit event lineage, represented by the source-backed 2019 ESP32 LED-matrix PCB badge archive.
Purplecon
New Zealand defensive-security conference lineage, represented by the source-backed 2018 lanyard and glow-in-the-dark star badge identity artifact.
Queercon
Queer hacker and infosec social-conference badge lineage within DEF CON, starting here with the source-backed 2019 Queercon 16 Q badge hardware and ARG record.
ROOTCON
Philippine hacking-conference badge lineage, currently represented by source-backed ROOTCON 11, ROOTCON 12, and ROOTCON 13 electronic or programmable badge records, ROOTCON 14 Survival Kit badge/lanyard evidence, ROOTCON 15 virtual Human Badge and artwork evidence, ROOTCON 17 physical badge-and-lanyard inclusion, ROOTCON 18 3D-printable badge STL evidence, sponsor-placement evidence, Type-B fallback, and planned distribution records through ROOTCON 20.
RVAsec
Richmond, Virginia security-conference badge lineage built by HackRVA, represented here by source-backed RVAsec 2012-2026 badge records with 2026 kept as planned/pre-event and 2020-2021 source limitations kept explicit.
Rabbit-Labs
Independent electronics and badgelife vendor lineage, represented by the DEF CON 33 Rabbit-Labs and The Pirates' Plunder collaboration badge with public firmware and pinout evidence.
Recon Village
DEF CON OSINT and reconnaissance village badge lineage, represented by the official Recon Village Badge Life archive from DEF CON 25, 26, 27, 30, 31, 32, and 33.
RomHack Camp
Italy's RomHack Camp badge lineage, represented by the RHC22 ESP32-C3 badge and the current RomHack Camp 2026 pre-event hardware-badge challenge record.
Ruxcon
Australian computer-security conference lineage, represented here by the source-backed 2015 Hardware Hacking Village STM32 badge, the 2016 HHV STM32/IR badge, and the 2017 HHV ESP8266/NodeMCU badge-challenge firmware trail.
SAINTCON
Utah cybersecurity-conference badge lineage, represented by source-backed 2014 Arduino-compatible badge, 2015 Wi-Fi show badge, 2016 ESP8266 LED, 2017 Raspberry Pi Zero W, 2018 ESP32/MicroPython, 2019 Enigma, 2020 shipped virtual-edition badge package, 2021/2022/2023 MiniBadge collection, and 2024 MiniBadge trading records, with minibadge, hardware, firmware, and challenge-source trails kept explicit.
SECCON OKC
Oklahoma City-area cybersecurity conference lineage, starting here with the official pre-event SECCON 2026 PCB badge ticket record.
SINCON
Singapore techno-centric cybersecurity-conference badge lineage, starting with the source-backed SINCON 2023 Khong Guan Building CTF badge.
Seasides
Indian free cybersecurity conference lineage in Goa, represented here by the source-backed Seasides 2026 Hardware Hacking Village soldering badge and hidden hardware/firmware badge challenge.
Security Fest
Swedish IT-security conference badge lineage, represented by source-backed challenge, CTF, tram, and artistic PCB badge records.
ShmooCon
Washington, DC security-conference badge lineage, starting here with the source-backed 2018 battery-powered WiFi signal-strength and injection-molded rocket badge record.
Social Engineering Community
DEF CON Social Engineering Community village and youth-challenge lineage, represented by the source-backed DEF CON 31 SEC Youth Challenge Flux Decoder electronic badge.
SteelCon
UK security-conference attendee-badge object lineage, represented by source-backed non-electronic badge artifacts.
THOTCON
Chicago hacker-conference badge lineage, represented by the source-backed 2017 0x8 ATmega32u4 tesserHack maze badge, 2019 0xA / Infinity ESP32 badge from DePaul IRL and Poplicola's public workshop archive, 2021 0xB ESP32 retro-controller badge by the Fourfold/Rehrig team, the 2023 0xC laser-tag badge with custom enclosure work, and the 2025 0xD ESP32 touch-wheel badge with TFT, audio, LEDs, games, and public demo firmware.
TROOPERS
German security-conference badge lineage, represented by source-backed TROOPERS11, TROOPERS19, TROOPERS22, and TROOPERS23 badge records.
The Diana Initiative
Women, diversity, and security conference lineage, represented here by the source-backed 2020 virtual Badge Village off-the-shelf Arduino badge workshop record.
ToorCamp
North American outdoor hacker-camp lineage, represented by source-backed 2018 Great Scott Gadgets electronic jar-of-fireflies badge coverage, the 2022 OlyMEGA light-up spider badge, and the 2024 Shadybucks wristband / Shady Tag identity-artifact trail.
ToorCon
San Diego hacker-conference lineage, represented by source-backed RF badge records for ToorCon 13, ToorCon 14, and ToorCon 20.
Unknown Security Conference
Peruvian hacker and cybersecurity conference lineage, represented by the source-backed UnknownCon 2026 official lanyard-and-badge identity artifact record.
VULNCON
Indian cybersecurity conference and training lineage, represented here by the source-backed VULNCON 2025 Solder & Spark Badge Village electronic badge kit.
WAHCKon
Western Australian hacker-conference lineage, starting with the source-backed WAHCKon 2013 ticket-included badge identity artifact.
WOPR Summit
Atlantic City hacker, hardware, software, and wireless-technology conference lineage, starting here with the source-backed 2019 0x00 ATtiny841 soldering badge record.
Wild West Hackin' Fest
United States hacker-conference lineage, starting here with the source-backed 2025 Deadwood e-badge, official MetaCTF challenge trail, ESP32-S3 post-event badge-hacking writeup, and conservative no-image boundary.
X-CTF
NUS Greyhats' Singapore student cybersecurity competition lineage, represented by the source-backed 2016 ESP8266 electronic badge and open firmware challenge archive.
ZACon
South African security-conference badge lineage, represented by the source-backed ZACon V mesh-networked electronic badge.
ZeTeCo
Swiss Zeltlager fuer Technik- und Computerfreunde camp lineage, currently represented by the source-backed 2017 badge talk and archived camp wiki.
Zer0Con
South Korean POC Security closed vulnerability-research conference lineage, represented here by source-backed 2024, 2025, and 2026 entry-badge availability records rather than electronic badge claims.
h-c0n
Hackplayers' Madrid hacking conference lineage, represented by the 2026 CTF BADge electronic development-board challenge with public RP2350/RISC-V firmware and write-up repository evidence.
linux.conf.au Open Hardware Miniconf
Australasian open-hardware conference-badge lineage within linux.conf.au, represented by the LCA2016 ESPlant ESP8266 environmental sensor kit, the LCA2017 IoTuz ESP32 board, the LCA2018 LoliBot ESP32 robot kit, the LCA2019 Donkey Car self-driving car kit, the LCA2019 E-ALE Floral Bonnet training hardware kit, the LCA2020 DingoCar machine-learning car kit, the LCA2021 SwagBadge/DagBadge programme, and the LCA2022 updated SwagBadge, FPGA SAO, and Rockling hardware-kit trail.
r2con
The radare2 reverse-engineering congress in Barcelona, represented by the source-backed 2017 limited speaker/friends electronic badge record.
seeess Badges
Independent DEF CON badgelife projects by seeess, represented by the source-backed DEF CON 33 Tipsy electronic badge sold through the Hacker Warehouse booth.
x33fcon
Polish red-team/blue-team security conference lineage, currently represented by a conservative source-backed conference-floor identity-badge record rather than an electronic badge claim.