Lineages

Badge series

Browse the catalogue by camp lineage and badge ecosystem, from CCC Camp and Dutch hacker camps to ongoing Badge.Team platforms.

2016-2025 · 3 event(s) · 3 badge(s)

44CON

UK technical security conference badge lineage, represented by source-backed HIDIOT USB HID hardware records and the 2025 Electronic Cats RF-detector badge.

2024 · 1 event(s) · 1 badge(s)

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.

2019 · 1 event(s) · 1 badge(s)

ARAMCON

Israeli conference-badge lineage, represented by the source-backed ARAMCON 2019 nRF52840, e-paper, audio, NeoPixel, CircuitPython, and SAO badge.

2015-2019 · 2 event(s) · 2 badge(s)

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.

2026 · 1 event(s) · 1 badge(s)

Adversary Village

DEF CON adversary-simulation village badge lineage, currently represented by a deliberately bounded 2026 volunteer identity artifact. The organizer's official notice says volunteers receive Adversary Village badges but explicitly says those badges do not give access to the con; it does not identify an electronic, physical, or credential implementation.

2025-2026 · 2 event(s) · 3 badge(s)

Aerospace Village

DEF CON aerospace-security village badge lineage, represented by the DC33 ADS-B Linux badge, Winglet OS 2.0 / SAO update trail, SpiderOak Aranya ESP32-S3 workshop badge board, and a source-conservative planned DEF CON 34 SR-71 CTF badge listing from the publicly named Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Cyber Range (ACR) team.

2017-2026 · 3 event(s) · 3 badge(s)

AfricaHackOn

Kenyan security-conference badge lineage, represented by the source-backed 2017 ESP8266/OLED/MQTT limited-run badge, a conservative 2018 electronic-badge archive record from the OPCDE Kenya agenda, and the planned 2026 Summit registration identity artifact. The 2026 official schedule only establishes that attendees are to grab a badge during registration; its physical and technical form remain unannounced.

2018-2026 · 2 event(s) · 2 badge(s)

Area41

Swiss cybersecurity conference lineage organized by DEFCON Switzerland, represented by the source-backed 2018 Proteus ESP8266 badge and 2026 ESP-based electronic badge with SAO invitation.

2024-2025 · 2 event(s) · 2 badge(s)

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.

2026 · 1 event(s) · 1 badge(s)

Avnet FAE Institute

Phoenix embedded-engineering and field-application-engineer event lineage, beginning with Alex Glow's source-backed 2026 hardware-experimentation PCB badge. Public vendor updates establish the dated event and its technical-training context, while participant allocation, production, firmware, and image rights remain deliberately bounded.

2024-2026 · 3 event(s) · 3 badge(s)

BSides Adelaide

South Australian BSides badge lineage, represented by the source-backed 2024 and 2025 Wombat CTF hardware badges, Hackerware build records, and the post-event 2026 identity/lanyard support trail.

2025 · 1 event(s) · 1 badge(s)

BSides Agra

Indian Security BSides lineage in Uttar Pradesh, starting with the source-backed 2025 IOTSRG badge-sponsor and soldering-village record.

2024 · 1 event(s) · 1 badge(s)

BSides Athens

Greek Security BSides lineage, represented by the source-backed 2024 electronic circuit badge record from the Athens conference.

2026 · 1 event(s) · 1 badge(s)

BSides Ballarat

Australian regional BSides badge lineage, starting with the source-backed 2026 Underground interactive ESP32 badge and SAO add-on record.

2025 · 1 event(s) · 1 badge(s)

BSides Bournemouth

Bournemouth, United Kingdom Security BSides lineage, beginning with the source-backed completed 2025 Punk Security Skull Badge.

2025-2026 · 2 event(s) · 2 badge(s)

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.

2025 · 1 event(s) · 1 badge(s)

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.

2016-2026 · 7 event(s) · 7 badge(s)

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.

2016-2025 · 4 event(s) · 4 badge(s)

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.

2023-2026 · 3 event(s) · 3 badge(s)

BSides Cheltenham

United Kingdom Security BSides lineage in Cheltenham, represented by source-backed 2023 Delorean and 2024 UFO electronic PCB badges plus the planned 2026 Early Bird ticket-tier limited-edition challenge coin. The records keep maker-side provenance, date uncertainty, physical form, and completed delivery boundaries explicit.

2026 · 1 event(s) · 1 badge(s)

BSides Chennai

Indian Security BSides lineage in Chennai, beginning with a source-backed 2026 ticket-included Event Badge identity artifact; no electronic-badge claim is inferred from event-ticket language.

2026 · 1 event(s) · 1 badge(s)

BSides Des Moines

Des Moines Security BSides lineage in Iowa, represented by the source-backed 2026 CH585 RISC-V NFC badge with an eight-tag village-collection CTF from the iot-pwn repository.

2026 · 1 event(s) · 1 badge(s)

BSides Dublin

Irish Security BSides lineage, represented by the source-backed 2026 Harp Badge with STM32 touch, sound, firmware, and manufacturing archives.

2025 · 1 event(s) · 1 badge(s)

BSides Exeter

Exeter, United Kingdom Security BSides lineage, beginning with the source-backed completed 2025 Punk Security Pirate Ship Badge and its venue treasure-chest interaction.

2025-2026 · 2 event(s) · 2 badge(s)

BSides Fort Wayne

Indiana Security BSides lineage, represented by the source-backed 2025 ESP32-WROVER electronic badge and its MicroPython/CTF archive plus the conservative 2026 optional e-badge ticket offer and distinct public 2026 source archive. The 2026 repository retains 2025-labelled documentation, so inherited V4 hardware material is not treated as a final 2026 production specification.

2024 · 1 event(s) · 1 badge(s)

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.

2023 · 1 event(s) · 1 badge(s)

BSides Greenville

Upstate South Carolina Security BSides lineage, beginning with the source-backed 2023 conference-badge conversion activity. Public event, contemporaneous conference, and attendee sources establish a Circuit Board Medics soldering path to a Wi-Fi analyzer while leaving the underlying board, firmware, allocation, and image provenance unarchived.

2025 · 1 event(s) · 1 badge(s)

BSides Knoxville

East Tennessee Security BSides lineage, beginning with the source-backed 2025 Fox Pick ESP32-S3 electronic badge. The official guide establishes the maker relationship, while a public maker talk documents the technical surface and keeps unarchived distribution and source-release details separate.

2026 · 1 event(s) · 2 badge(s)

BSides Kraków

Polish Security BSides lineage, beginning with the source-backed planned 2026 Kraków ticket-tier identity badges. The official event page identifies general-admission Exclusive badge and donation-pass Exclusive donator badge inclusions, but does not identify their material, artwork, technical form, electronics, or final delivery.

2025-2026 · 2 event(s) · 2 badge(s)

BSides Kristiansand

Norwegian Security BSides lineage in Southern Norway, with the source-backed 2025 Sykt electronic duck badge and the 2026 SolaSec Kristiansand Shield electronic badge.

2019-2026 · 2 event(s) · 2 badge(s)

BSides Las Vegas

Las Vegas Security BSides lineage, represented here by conservative source-backed 2019 and current 2026 participant/admission badge records rather than invented electronic-badge claims.

2026 · 1 event(s) · 1 badge(s)

BSides Leeds

Leeds Security BSides lineage in the United Kingdom, represented by the source-backed 2026 ATtiny814 Artie the Owl LED badge with EEPROM-gated game unlocks from the punk-security repository.

2025-2026 · 2 event(s) · 2 badge(s)

BSides Lisbon

Portuguese Security BSides lineage, represented by the source-backed 2025 electronic-badge programme and badge-sponsor trail plus the planned 2026 electronic-badge programme from the Lisbon conference.

2026 · 1 event(s) · 1 badge(s)

BSides Maine

Maine Security BSides lineage, beginning with the source-backed completed 2026 interactive, hackable electronic Lighthouse Badge. Official event posts establish a pulsing beacon and a puzzle-led hacking surface, while board, firmware, and image-reuse details remain unpublished.

2020-2026 · 4 event(s) · 4 badge(s)

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.

2026 · 1 event(s) · 1 badge(s)

BSides Mumbai

Indian Security BSides lineage in Mumbai, beginning with a source-backed planned 2026 registration badge-pickup identity artifact; no physical or electronic-badge claim is inferred from the provisional programme.

2026 · 1 event(s) · 1 badge(s)

BSides NOLA

New Orleans Security BSides lineage, represented by the completed 2026 Rougarou-themed custom PCB badge, with current evidence limited to its physical circuit-board form, pre-sale ticket-package allocation, and Fox Pick attribution.

2026 · 1 event(s) · 1 badge(s)

BSides Nashville

Tennessee Security BSides lineage, beginning with the source-backed 2026 attendee challenge-coin companion artifact. The record deliberately does not turn sponsorship language into a claim of 2026 electronic-badge hardware.

2024-2025 · 2 event(s) · 2 badge(s)

BSides Newcastle

Newcastle upon Tyne Security BSides lineage, represented by the source-backed completed 2024 Plant Badge and 2025 Space Badge created by badge sponsor Punk Security. The 2024 dossier keeps its maker-side event provenance distinct from unrecovered organizer-side historical confirmation.

2018-2026 · 2 event(s) · 2 badge(s)

BSides Orlando

Central Florida Security BSides lineage, represented by the source-backed 2018 discrete marquee attendee-kit record and the conservative planned 2026 organizer-published KiCad LED badge design.

2025-2026 · 2 event(s) · 2 badge(s)

BSides Peoria

Central Illinois Security BSides lineage, represented by a source-bounded 2025 independent ESP32 Badge Challenge project and an organizer-confirmed planned 2026 conference badge. The 2025 maker archive and organizer retrospective establish a real event-linked electronic-badge context without an organizer-to-project linkage or attendee-allocation record; 2026 sponsorship materials establish a planned badge run and sponsor-logo surface only.

2017-2026 · 4 event(s) · 4 badge(s)

BSides Perth

Western Australian BSides badge lineage, represented by the source-backed 2017 Wemos D1 Mini acrylic badge, 2018 NodeMCU ESP8266 handmade conference badge, 2025 attendee-assembled ESP32 DevKit / TFT challenge badge, and planned 2026 participant swag badge records.

2026 · 1 event(s) · 1 badge(s)

BSides Porto

Northern Portugal Security BSides lineage, starting with the conservative source-backed 2026 electronic badge experience record, now backed by post-event organizer confirmation but still artifact-incomplete.

2025 · 1 event(s) · 1 badge(s)

BSides Prague

Czech Security BSides lineage, starting with the source-backed 2025 electronic PCB badge, attendee chip, challenge, and nickname-display record.

2019 · 1 event(s) · 1 badge(s)

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.

2026 · 1 event(s) · 1 badge(s)

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.

2026 · 1 event(s) · 1 badge(s)

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.

2026 · 1 event(s) · 1 badge(s)

BSides Roanoke

Roanoke, Virginia Security BSides lineage, represented by the source-backed 2026 participant admission badge and its declared web-based badge challenge, without inferring physical construction or electronic behavior.

2026 · 1 event(s) · 1 badge(s)

BSides SP

Brazilian Security BSides lineage, beginning with the source-backed 2026 Garoa Badge REV. 0: a Garoa Hacker Clube ESP8266/OLED community board associated with BSides SP V21, with event firmware, unit allocation, and image provenance kept explicitly bounded.

2024-2026 · 2 event(s) · 2 badge(s)

BSides San Diego

Southern California Security BSides lineage, represented by the source-backed 2024 ESP32-C3 BLE conference badge and the 2026 Cyberpunk Bunny ESP32 badge with official portable-CTF guide.

2026 · 1 event(s) · 1 badge(s)

BSides Seattle

Washington State Security BSides lineage, beginning with the source-backed 2026 patron Special badge benefit. The organizer's ticket page names the special badge at the event, but does not identify its material, artwork, technology, recipient fulfillment, or final delivery.

2022 · 1 event(s) · 1 badge(s)

BSides Tallinn

Estonian Security BSides lineage, represented by the source-backed 2022 participant badge and DIY soldering project record.

2018-2026 · 2 event(s) · 2 badge(s)

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.

2019-2025 · 2 event(s) · 2 badge(s)

BSides Vancouver

Vancouver Security BSides lineage, represented by a conservative 2019 TwinkleTwinkie PCB-art badge record and the source-backed 2025 ESP32-C3/NFC electronic badge. The dated production board, later public firmware refactor, allocation boundary, and image-rights boundary are kept distinct.

2026 · 1 event(s) · 1 badge(s)

BSides Vilnius

Lithuanian Security BSides lineage, starting with the source-backed 2026 STM32H5 electronic badge with SAO, environmental sensor, LCD, and USB DFU from the official BSides-Vilnius repository.

2019-2026 · 3 event(s) · 3 badge(s)

BSidesKC

Kansas City Security BSides lineage, represented by the Badge Pirates source-backed 2019 ESP8266 conference badge, the 2025 fully assembled ESP32-S3 touchscreen badge production and customs trail, and a separately scoped 2026 admission-badge artifact. A maker-announced 2026 Lunar Lander continuation reuses the 2025 hardware; it is not modeled as new 2026 hardware.

2015-2024 · 7 event(s) · 7 badge(s)

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.

2019 · 1 event(s) · 1 badge(s)

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.

2022-2025 · 3 event(s) · 3 badge(s)

BSidesSF

San Francisco Security BSides lineage, represented by source-backed Hardware Village / Hardware Challenge Village badge records from the official BSidesSF Sched archives.

2025 · 1 event(s) · 1 badge(s)

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.

2025-2026 · 2 event(s) · 2 badge(s)

BSidesTLV

Tel Aviv community Security BSides lineage, represented by source-backed 2025 Infinity Glove and planned 2026 electronic badge hardware-CTF records.

2026 · 1 event(s) · 1 badge(s)

BUG HUNT

Bangladeshi cybersecurity and bug-bounty event badge lineage, currently represented by a conservative 2026 ticket-tier Access Pro identity artifact. The organizer's own ticket presentation calls it a unique access badge embracing #BadgeLife, but does not establish a physical form, electronics, access-control design, or completed handoff.

2019-2027 · 12 event(s) · 12 badge(s)

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.

2026 · 1 event(s) · 1 badge(s)

Badge.Team Platforms

Ongoing Badge.Team-compatible hardware platforms that are not tied to a single camp edition but still shape European badge hacking.

2016-2024 · 3 event(s) · 3 badge(s)

BalCCon

The Balkan Computer Congress in Novi Sad, Serbia, with public badgelife records ranging from a PIC/IR badge to cyberdeck-style badges.

2026 · 1 event(s) · 2 badge(s)

Barcelona Cybersecurity Congress

Spanish cybersecurity-congress lineage, beginning with source-backed planned 2026 app-issued digital access and printable networking badge identity artifacts. The official programme's Hacking Village establishes hands-on event context, but does not describe badge hardware or artwork.

2025 · 1 event(s) · 1 badge(s)

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.

2026 · 1 event(s) · 1 badge(s)

Black Hat Europe

European Black Hat cybersecurity-conference badge lineage, beginning with the source-backed planned 2026 London Student Pass badge-pickup record. Official pages establish the Student Pass badge collection date, but do not identify its material, artwork, technology, access-control role, or final delivery.

2026 · 1 event(s) · 1 badge(s)

Black Hat USA

United States Black Hat cybersecurity-conference badge lineage, beginning with the source-backed 2026 Black Hat badge variant used to verify a pre-purchased DEF CON ticket. Official pages establish a printed DEF CON symbol and hole-punch workflow, but do not identify the badge's material, technology, wider access-control behavior, or final handoff.

2025 · 1 event(s) · 1 badge(s)

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.

2016-2026 · 11 event(s) · 11 badge(s)

BornHack

The Danish outdoor hacker camp with smaller-run open hardware badges and strong workshop culture.

2018 · 1 event(s) · 1 badge(s)

BruCON

Belgian security-conference badge lineage, represented by the source-backed BruCON 0x0A electronic badge.

2025 · 1 event(s) · 1 badge(s)

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.

2022-2025 · 4 event(s) · 4 badge(s)

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.

2026 · 1 event(s) · 1 badge(s)

C1B3RTR4CKS

Madrid university cybersecurity-community conference lineage, beginning with the source-backed 2026 SEIF-UAM CH32V003 RGB-matrix badge and public event firmware.

2019 · 1 event(s) · 1 badge(s)

CODE BLUE

Japanese international cybersecurity-conference badge lineage, starting with the source-backed CODE BLUE 2019 blinky soldering-village badge.

2026 · 1 event(s) · 1 badge(s)

CONFidence

Polish cybersecurity conference lineage, represented by the source-backed CONFidence 2026 ConfiBadge electronic badge and its post-event Badge Hub surface.

2025 · 1 event(s) · 1 badge(s)

CSIDES

Weston-super-Mare, United Kingdom community cybersecurity-conference lineage, beginning with the source-backed completed 2025 Punk Security Crab Badge.

2014-2026 · 8 event(s) · 8 badge(s)

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.

2013-2026 · 12 event(s) · 12 badge(s)

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.

2024-2026 · 2 event(s) · 2 badge(s)

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, public CTF archive, and the announced DEF CON 34 RP2040/CAN-FD badge with public host-side tooling.

2026 · 1 event(s) · 1 badge(s)

Carolina Code Conference

Greenville, South Carolina polyglot and cybersecurity conference lineage, beginning with the organizer-announced planned 2026 Circuit Board Badge. The published pre-event outline names a programmable electronic circuit board and planned recipient variants, while manufacture, final hardware, firmware release, delivery, and image rights remain deliberately unclaimed.

2016-2022 · 3 event(s) · 3 badge(s)

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.

1999-2023 · 7 event(s) · 7 badge(s)

Chaos Communication Camp

The German quadrennial outdoor hacker camp, home to several of Europe's most influential electronic event badges.

2018-2025 · 5 event(s) · 7 badge(s)

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 39C3's Cyberwatch and Critical Decentralization Cluster electronic assembly badges.

2018-2025 · 3 event(s) · 3 badge(s)

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.

2017-2025 · 7 event(s) · 7 badge(s)

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.

2025 · 1 event(s) · 1 badge(s)

CyberNorth CyberFest

CyberNorth's annual United Kingdom cybersecurity-festival lineage, beginning with the source-backed completed 2025 Community Conference compass electronic badge made by Punk Security.

2024-2026 · 2 event(s) · 2 badge(s)

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 and a separately bounded planned 2026 hackable-badge challenge record.

2017-2026 · 2 event(s) · 4 badge(s)

CypherCon

Milwaukee hacker-conference lineage, represented by the source-backed 2017 TYMKRS Cube badge and a source-conservative 2026 ticket-form set: an interactive PCB badge, a separately described premium electronic/upgraded-PCB tier, and an analog plastic entry pass. The current 2026 sources establish ticket language and event completion while retaining final hardware, tier-relationship, fulfillment, and image-rights boundaries.

2017-2019 · 3 event(s) · 3 badge(s)

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.

2026 · 1 event(s) · 1 badge(s)

DCZia

Independent DEF CON BadgeLife project lineage, represented by the public-source 2026 MK9 mechanical macropad badge with an RP2040, CircuitPython, USB HID, RGB lighting, accelerometer, and SAO expansion.

1993-2026 · 33 event(s) · 119 badge(s)

DEF CON

Las Vegas hacker-conference badge lineage, including source-backed electronic badges, non-electronic puzzle badges, paper or identity artifacts, independent BadgeLife records, and image-rights-limited gaps across the DEF CON 1-34 public source trail.

2026 · 1 event(s) · 5 badge(s)

DEF CON Singapore

DEF CON's Singapore conference line, represented by the official 2026 DC-SG-1 ESP32-C6 attendee badge plus an unofficial community HFSDR release trail, an HTX Public Safety Village badge artifact, a CSIT TISC finalist ESP32 challenge trinket, and a source-conflicted Div0 Tingkat maker archive; each record keeps its distribution and event-identity scope explicit.

2019 · 1 event(s) · 1 badge(s)

DEFCON China

DEF CON's international China edition badge lineage, represented by the source-backed DEFCON China 1.0 flexible-PCB tree-game badge.

2026 · 1 event(s) · 1 badge(s)

DOJOConf Panamá

Panamanian cybersecurity-and-technology conference lineage, starting with the source-backed 2026 optional ticket-holder electronic badge whose OLED, buttons, rechargeable USB-C power, and intended CTF role are public while final hardware, firmware, delivery, and image provenance remain unpublished.

2024-2025 · 2 event(s) · 2 badge(s)

DORS/CLUC

Croatian open-source conference badge lineage, represented by source-backed electronic badges with social quests, open hardware files, and attendee interaction mechanics.

2026 · 1 event(s) · 1 badge(s)

DefCamp

Romanian and CEE cybersecurity-conference badge lineage, beginning with the official 2026 planned attendee access credential. The event's terms and ticket page establish a required visible badge and badge-claiming context, but do not identify material, artwork, technical form, electronics, allocation, or delivery.

2017 · 1 event(s) · 1 badge(s)

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.

2025-2026 · 2 event(s) · 2 badge(s)

DragonJAR Security Conference

Colombian Spanish-language hacker and cybersecurity conference lineage, represented by the source-backed DragonJARCON 2025 limited NFC hardware badge record and a planned, diploma-package-scoped 2026 electronic badge record.

1989-2025 · 10 event(s) · 10 badge(s)

Dutch Hacker Camps

The Netherlands' long-running outdoor hacker camp lineage from GHP through WHY, with badges that became social and technical centerpieces.

2010-2024 · 2 event(s) · 2 badge(s)

Easterhegg

The annual German Easter hacker gathering, represented by source-backed eHaserl and Rabbit Chaos Adventure badge records.

2021-2026 · 5 event(s) · 5 badge(s)

Ekoparty

Argentine hacker-conference lineage, represented by source-backed 2021 role/competition badge artwork, 2023-2025 electronic badge records, and a planned 2026 Champion-tier electronic badge from Buenos Aires.

2012-2026 · 7 event(s) · 7 badge(s)

Electromagnetic Field

The UK hacker camp known for practical, playful electronic badges and a mature badge app ecosystem.

2013 · 1 event(s) · 1 badge(s)

Electromagnetic Wave

The 2013 EMF spin-off event whose SiNE badge mixed LEDs, IR, scavenger-hunt behavior, and deliberately chaotic camp interaction.

2025 · 1 event(s) · 1 badge(s)

End Summer Camp

Italian nonprofit hacking, free-software, and DIY camp lineage, represented by the source-backed 2025 BadgESC{21} transparent PET flex-PCB cube badge.

2025 · 1 event(s) · 1 badge(s)

Flutter & Friends

Stockholm Flutter and Dart developer-conference badge lineage, beginning with the source-backed 2025 NFC-updatable passive e-paper conference badge. Organizer-published app and companion-package sources identify the event-specific image-writing workflow while allocation, final physical build, firmware, and image rights remain deliberately bounded.

2016-2026 · 5 event(s) · 5 badge(s)

Fri3d Camp

Belgian family-friendly hacker camp whose badges combine ESP32 hardware, add-ons, games, workshops, and open-source documentation.

2026 · 1 event(s) · 1 badge(s)

Gothcon

DEF CON-adjacent gothic dance-party badge lineage, represented by the 2026 Gothcon fundraiser badge with a bat-shaped ESP32-C3 PCB, 44 LEDs, MicroPython firmware, ESP-NOW pattern contagion, public KiCad/Gerber material, and a clearly documented mirrored-SAO limitation.

2025 · 1 event(s) · 1 badge(s)

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.

2026 · 1 event(s) · 1 badge(s)

Greycademy

NUS Greyhats and CSA/A.YCEP's Singapore tertiary-student cybersecurity-bootcamp lineage, beginning with the source-backed 2026 Hackbadge. Official group posts establish the completed program and electronic-badge takeaway, while the maker's public record documents a deployed CH32V003 coin-cell PCB artifact and bounded field repair without a source-release or image-reuse basis.

2024-2026 · 2 event(s) · 2 badge(s)

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, plus the organizer-confirmed planned 2026 volunteer staff identity badge. The public staff terms do not identify the credential's physical form, electronics, technical function, or delivery.

2017-2025 · 3 event(s) · 3 badge(s)

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.

2017-2026 · 7 event(s) · 7 badge(s)

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, HITCON 2025 PCB Badge, and the planned 2026 NTAG215 NFC attendee badge.

2026 · 1 event(s) · 1 badge(s)

Hack Glasgow

Scottish community-led hacker and information-security conference lineage, beginning with the organizer-confirmed completed 2026 write-in attendee identity badge. Public material supports a handle/name field only; construction, allocation, electronics, and final delivery remain deliberately unclaimed.

2018-2024 · 6 event(s) · 7 badge(s)

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.

2026 · 1 event(s) · 1 badge(s)

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.

2024-2026 · 2 event(s) · 2 badge(s)

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.

2025-2026 · 2 event(s) · 2 badge(s)

HackGDL

Guadalajara cybersecurity-community conference lineage represented by the source-backed HackGDL 2025 Electronic Cats ESP32-S3 Minino badge and the 2026 Electronic Cats RV1106G3 camera-badge artifact, with 2026 event association kept distinct from attendee distribution.

2026 · 1 event(s) · 1 badge(s)

HackNWA

Northwest Arkansas hacker and cybersecurity conference lineage, beginning with the source-conservative 2026 VIP Assembled Badge ticket artifact. The record distinguishes a ticket-listed badge offering from an electronic-badge claim or verified post-event fulfillment.

2016-2018 · 2 event(s) · 2 badge(s)

Hackaday Belgrade

Hackaday's European hardware conferences in Serbia, whose badges became open hardware, demoscene targets, and retro-computing badge references.

2023-2026 · 4 event(s) · 4 badge(s)

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.

2016-2025 · 10 event(s) · 10 badge(s)

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.

2014-2026 · 3 event(s) · 3 badge(s)

Hackers On Planet Earth

New York hacker-conference lineage, represented by the source-backed HOPE X issued physical badge, HOPE XV electronic badge with Badge Clinic/open-hardware/MicroPython workflow records, and a bounded HOPE 26 official digital-admission-ticket identity artifact. Reviewed current HOPE 26 official sources do not identify a physical or electronic conference badge.

2026 · 1 event(s) · 1 badge(s)

Hackers Teaching Hackers

Ohio information-security practitioner and hacker-conference lineage, beginning here with the conservative source-backed 2026 Eagle 5 electronic badge. The public post-event firmware archive comes from Zack Nagaich, whose prior HTH badge repositories were forked by the official HTH GitHub organization; the current 2026 repository is not presented as an organizer-owned distribution or final-production record.

2013-2024 · 6 event(s) · 6 badge(s)

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.

2019 · 1 event(s) · 1 badge(s)

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.

2022 · 1 event(s) · 1 badge(s)

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.

2013 · 1 event(s) · 1 badge(s)

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.

2018 · 1 event(s) · 1 badge(s)

Hacktivity

Hungarian IT-security conference badge lineage, represented by the source-backed Hacktivity 2018 hardware-hacking badge.

2026 · 1 event(s) · 1 badge(s)

Hak4Kidz

Chicago youth ethical-hacking conference lineage, currently represented by the source-backed 2026 youth-attendee fun badge identity artifact. Its official event page and flyer establish the June 6 Chicago conference and name a fun badge in the youth-attendee package, but do not identify the artifact's material, technology, CTF linkage, or actual handoff.

2023 · 1 event(s) · 1 badge(s)

Hardwear.io

Hardware-security conference badge lineage, represented by the Netherlands 2023 reused e-paper price-tag badge.

2016-2024 · 4 event(s) · 4 badge(s)

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.

2025-2026 · 2 event(s) · 2 badge(s)

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, plus the announced DEF CON 34 FREE-WILi multi-protocol research badge with RP2350B-A4, OT/automotive buses, and OneWili API support.

2026 · 1 event(s) · 2 badge(s)

IEEE International Conference on RFID

IEEE Council on RFID conference-badge lineage, beginning with the completed 2026 Santa Fe twentieth-anniversary active BLE and passive RAIN RFID conference tags. Official documentation identifies their tag classes and limited stated behavior while preserving allocation, credential, software, and image-rights boundaries.

2026 · 1 event(s) · 1 badge(s)

IEEE Rising Stars

IEEE engineering-and-technology conference badge lineage, beginning with the verified 2026 bare-PCB attendee badge project and five advanced hand-assembled prototypes.

2018 · 1 event(s) · 1 badge(s)

Italian Hacker Camp

Italy's hacker-camp lineage, represented by the 2018 phone-shell WiFi badge documented by its creator and Hackaday.

2024 · 1 event(s) · 1 badge(s)

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.

2025 · 1 event(s) · 1 badge(s)

Kawaiicon

New Zealand Kiwicon-successor hacker-conference lineage, represented by the Kawaiicon 2025 laser-etched recycled seed-paper badge identity artifact.

2019-2026 · 8 event(s) · 8 badge(s)

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.

2013-2018 · 4 event(s) · 5 badge(s)

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.

2021-2022 · 2 event(s) · 2 badge(s)

Kākācon

New Zealand Kawaiicon-adjacent hallway-con lineage, represented by the source-backed 2021 and 2022 sticker badge challenges.

2025 · 1 event(s) · 1 badge(s)

La Villa Hacker

Spanish-language hacker-village and community lineage at DEF CON, represented by the 2025 Electronic Cats source-published badge.

2026 · 1 event(s) · 1 badge(s)

Laser* Tag Badge

Independent DEF CON BadgeLife laser-tag project lineage, represented by the source-backed 2026 Laser* Tag Badge DS with an RP2350, IR game surface, conditional LoRa score syncing, and public MIT-licensed OpenLASIR protocol support.

2015-2026 · 9 event(s) · 9 badge(s)

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, 2025 GLiTCh BadgE hardware-hacking platform, and 2026 assembled three-button keyboard badge records.

2025 · 1 event(s) · 1 badge(s)

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.

2025 · 1 event(s) · 1 badge(s)

MNSEC

Mongolian cybersecurity-conference lineage, beginning with the source-backed completed 2025 multi-variant electronic badge collection commissioned by MNCERT/CC and documented by Beelog Technologies.

2025 · 1 event(s) · 1 badge(s)

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.

2023 · 1 event(s) · 1 badge(s)

MuHack

Italian hackerspace badge project lineage, represented by the MuHack RP2040/MicroPython badge and MuHackademy talk record.

2026 · 1 event(s) · 1 badge(s)

NaClCON

North Carolina hacker-history conference lineage, beginning with the source-conservative 2026 3D-printed/NFC conference-badge announcement and Pirate Pieces of Eight CTF link. The event completed, but no reviewed post-event source directly confirms the announced badge's final fabrication, issuance, or technical implementation.

2009 · 1 event(s) · 1 badge(s)

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.

2019-2020 · 2 event(s) · 2 badge(s)

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.

2017-2019 · 3 event(s) · 3 badge(s)

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.

2025 · 1 event(s) · 1 badge(s)

NolaCon

New Orleans hacker and security conference lineage, starting with the source-backed 2025 Patches electronic badge and soldering-story record.

2015-2026 · 11 event(s) · 11 badge(s)

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.

2019 · 1 event(s) · 1 badge(s)

NotPinkCon

Argentine women-led information-security conference lineage, represented here by a conservative source-backed 2019 speaker VIP badge identity-artifact record.

2011-2026 · 4 event(s) · 4 badge(s)

Nuit du Hack / leHACK

French HackerzVoice security-conference badge lineage, represented by source-backed Nuit du Hack electronic, collector-badge, and kit records plus leHACK 2026's documented Badge Hackropole open-hardware workshop artifact.

2014-2018 · 2 event(s) · 2 badge(s)

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.

2024 · 1 event(s) · 1 badge(s)

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.

2026 · 1 event(s) · 1 badge(s)

Onion DAO

Chicago frontier-technology builder-festival badge lineage, beginning with the source-backed 2026 attendee hardware badge. The organizer's official site and linked public source repository document a hacker-conference-style ESP32-S3 design, while final event allocation and completed attendee configurations remain deliberately scoped.

2026 · 1 event(s) · 1 badge(s)

Open Sauce

California creator and maker-festival lineage, beginning with the source-backed 2026 SauceBot / Arduino Sopracciglio electronic badge. A designer-published post-event KiCad and firmware archive plus an independent attendee firmware project establish a physical hackable event badge without turning the archive into an organizer-issued credential or complete distribution record.

2023 · 1 event(s) · 1 badge(s)

Open Source Hardware Camp

UK open-source hardware camp lineage, represented by the OSHCamp 2023 WiFi badge and workshop device record.

2026 · 1 event(s) · 1 badge(s)

Overglade

Hack Club's Singapore high-school game-jam lineage, beginning with Kai Pereira's source-backed 2026 RP2040, passive-NFC, and e-ink hardware badge. Official Hack Club pages establish the completed event, while the public maker archive documents a real event-specific design and firmware trail without an explicit repository licence or image-reuse basis.

2025 · 1 event(s) · 1 badge(s)

OzSec

Wichita, Kansas information-security conference badge lineage, beginning with the source-backed but work-in-progress OzSec 2025 CRASHANDBURN MicroPython badge archive.

2018 · 1 event(s) · 1 badge(s)

OzSecCon

Australian physical-security conference lineage, starting with the source-backed OzSecCon 2018 speaker-badge artifact documented in first-hand conference coverage.

2025 · 1 event(s) · 1 badge(s)

PWNEDCR

Costa Rican community cybersecurity conference lineage, currently represented by a source-conservative 2025 PWNEDCR 0x08 electronic CTF badge record.

2025-2026 · 2 event(s) · 2 badge(s)

Payment Village

DEF CON payment-security village badge lineage, represented by the source-backed 2025 Vulnerable ATM Badge and a separately scoped pre-event 2026 volunteer village-badge access credential. The historical programme describes the former as a two-handed physical ATM attack-surface simulation, while the current volunteer notice does not establish that its planned credential is the same artifact or disclose its form or technology.

2025-2026 · 2 event(s) · 2 badge(s)

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.

2019 · 1 event(s) · 1 badge(s)

Pixels Camp

Portugal's Lisbon technology, hackathon, and hacker-spirit event lineage, represented by the source-backed 2019 ESP32 LED-matrix PCB badge archive.

2018 · 1 event(s) · 1 badge(s)

Purplecon

New Zealand defensive-security conference lineage, represented by the source-backed 2018 lanyard and glow-in-the-dark star badge identity artifact.

2026 · 1 event(s) · 1 badge(s)

Pwnterrey

Monterrey cybersecurity-conference lineage, beginning with the post-event 2026 Electronic Cats official ESP32-C5 badge dossier. Public event, native KiCad, CERN Open Hardware Licence v1.2 hardware-license, and companion-firmware sources establish the artifact and design trail while allocation, final hardware/firmware parity, safety, and image rights remain bounded.

2019 · 1 event(s) · 1 badge(s)

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.

2026 · 1 event(s) · 1 badge(s)

REcon

Montreal reverse-engineering and security-conference lineage (distinct from the DEF CON Recon Village), represented by the source-backed 2026 Electronic Cats CH32V203 and RP2040 badge with LoRa, NFC, and magspoof challenges.

2026 · 1 event(s) · 1 badge(s)

RISC-V Summit Europe

European RISC-V hardware and developer-summit lineage, beginning with a conservative source-backed 2026 SemiTO-V RISC-V FPGA Badge Developer Zone record. Primary sources establish a limited custom electronic PCB badge initiative, an open-hardware archive, and production context, not a standard attendee credential or a fully reconciled physical production revision.

2017-2026 · 9 event(s) · 9 badge(s)

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.

2012-2026 · 15 event(s) · 15 badge(s)

RVAsec

Richmond, Virginia security-conference badge lineage built by HackRVA, represented here by source-backed RVAsec 2012-2026 badge records with 2026 refreshed from the post-event HackRVA badge2026 firmware archive and 2020-2021 source limitations kept explicit.

2025 · 1 event(s) · 1 badge(s)

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.

2017-2025 · 7 event(s) · 7 badge(s)

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.

2025 · 1 event(s) · 1 badge(s)

Red Team Summit

International internal-red-team security-conference lineage, beginning with the source-backed 2025 Redmond electronic-badge milestone. The official historical record establishes an electronic badge but does not publish artifact technical, author, allocation, delivery, or image-rights details.

2026 · 1 event(s) · 1 badge(s)

Replay (Temporal)

Temporal's Replay developer conference lineage in San Francisco, represented by the source-backed 2026 MIT-licensed ESP32-S3 badge with Doom, MicroPython, and IR boop networking.

2026 · 1 event(s) · 1 badge(s)

Robotic Hacking Community

Robotic Hacking Community DEF CON lineage, represented by the 2026 AI-Connected RHC badge, its public host-control tooling, and a post-event MIT-licensed STM32U073 firmware release; recipient allocation and individual fulfillment remain unrecovered.

2022-2026 · 2 event(s) · 2 badge(s)

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.

2026 · 1 event(s) · 1 badge(s)

RootedCON

Spanish cybersecurity conference lineage in Madrid, represented by the source-backed 2026 Pacman Badge ESP32 electronic badge reconstructed from community reversing repositories.

2015-2017 · 3 event(s) · 3 badge(s)

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.

2014-2026 · 12 event(s) · 12 badge(s)

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, 2024 MiniBadge trading records, and a conservative planned 2026 electronic-badge platform record, with minibadge, hardware, firmware, and challenge-source trails kept explicit.

2026 · 1 event(s) · 1 badge(s)

SECCON OKC

Oklahoma City-area cybersecurity conference lineage, starting here with the official pre-event SECCON 2026 PCB badge ticket record.

2023 · 1 event(s) · 1 badge(s)

SINCON

Singapore techno-centric cybersecurity-conference badge lineage, starting with the source-backed SINCON 2023 Khong Guan Building CTF badge.

2026 · 1 event(s) · 1 badge(s)

Seasides

Indian free cybersecurity conference lineage in Goa, represented here by the source-backed Seasides 2026 Hardware Hacking Village Roulette badge, maker-published ATtiny85 build archive, and hidden hardware/firmware challenge.

2026 · 1 event(s) · 1 badge(s)

SecretCon

Minnesota hacker and cybersecurity conference lineage, represented by the source-conservative 2026 official Digital / Circuit Badge ticket-tier record. The organizer's listing calls it an interactive circuit-board PCB badge, while its final hardware, firmware, delivery, ticket-tier relationship, and image rights remain undocumented.

2018-2026 · 5 event(s) · 5 badge(s)

Security Fest

Swedish IT-security conference badge lineage, represented by source-backed challenge, CTF, tram, artistic PCB, and 2026 RP2040 LED-matrix badge records.

2018 · 1 event(s) · 1 badge(s)

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.

2023 · 1 event(s) · 1 badge(s)

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.

2026 · 1 event(s) · 1 badge(s)

Software You Can Love

Canadian developer-conference badge lineage, currently represented by the planned 2026 Metro Vancouver SYCL Badge V2. Official conference material allocates the badge to Tables Day attendees and names limited high-level V2 changes; the event has not yet occurred, so unit-level production, firmware, wider allocation, and image rights remain deliberately bounded.

2018 · 1 event(s) · 1 badge(s)

SteelCon

UK security-conference attendee-badge object lineage, represented by source-backed non-electronic badge artifacts.

2017-2025 · 5 event(s) · 5 badge(s)

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.

2026 · 1 event(s) · 1 badge(s)

THcon

Toulouse Hacking Convention French security-conference lineage, represented by the source-backed 2026 ESP32-C6 B.A.D.G.E. electronic badge with WiFi AP and BLE padlock and OTP challenges.

2011-2023 · 4 event(s) · 4 badge(s)

TROOPERS

German security-conference badge lineage, represented by source-backed TROOPERS11, TROOPERS19, TROOPERS22, and TROOPERS23 badge records.

2026 · 1 event(s) · 1 badge(s)

TROPICON

Mexican cybersecurity-conference badge lineage, beginning with a conservative 2026 Cozumel electronic-badge dossier. Electronic Cats' public hardware repository describes its project as the official TROPICON 2026 badge, while the official event home establishes event context only; allocation, organizer-to-repository association, final hardware/firmware parity, and image rights remain bounded.

2026 · 1 event(s) · 1 badge(s)

Telecom Village

DEF CON telecom-security village lineage, beginning with the source-backed pre-event 2026 badge-and-lanyard record. Organizer sources establish the physical artifact and named sponsor but do not yet disclose its technical design, challenge implementation, allocation, or final handoff.

2020 · 1 event(s) · 1 badge(s)

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.

2018-2024 · 3 event(s) · 3 badge(s)

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.

2011-2018 · 3 event(s) · 3 badge(s)

ToorCon

San Diego hacker-conference lineage, represented by source-backed RF badge records for ToorCon 13, ToorCon 14, and ToorCon 20.

2026 · 1 event(s) · 1 badge(s)

Unknown Security Conference

Peruvian hacker and cybersecurity conference lineage, represented by the source-backed Unknown Security Conference 2026 Pwn Llama electronic badge archive alongside official pass lanyard-and-badge inclusion, with repository-association and delivery boundaries kept explicit.

2025 · 1 event(s) · 1 badge(s)

VULNCON

Indian cybersecurity conference and training lineage, represented here by the source-backed VULNCON 2025 Solder & Spark Badge Village electronic badge kit.

2013 · 1 event(s) · 1 badge(s)

WAHCKon

Western Australian hacker-conference lineage, starting with the source-backed WAHCKon 2013 ticket-included badge identity artifact.

2019 · 1 event(s) · 1 badge(s)

WOPR Summit

Atlantic City hacker, hardware, software, and wireless-technology conference lineage, starting here with the source-backed 2019 0x00 ATtiny841 soldering badge record.

2025 · 1 event(s) · 1 badge(s)

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.

2026 · 1 event(s) · 1 badge(s)

Women's International Cybersecurity Challenge

Irish-hosted international cybersecurity-competition lineage, beginning with a maker-documented WICC 2026 CTF electronic badge. The public maker archive explicitly links its badge project to WICC while organizer sources prove the completed Dublin event; the archive association and hardware must not be read as organizer issuance, attendee-wide allocation, or equivalence to TOG's separately documented hardware flags.

2026 · 1 event(s) · 1 badge(s)

WomenCon

Mexico City cybersecurity-community conference lineage, beginning with the source-backed completed 2026 Digital Morpher Badge: an Electronic Cats interactive board included with admission, powered by attendee-supplied AAA batteries for its screens, and source-stated to have supported live hardware hacking, while its components, firmware, source release, and image provenance remain unpublished.

2026 · 1 event(s) · 1 badge(s)

Workday DevCon

Workday's developer-conference lineage, beginning with a source-backed post-event 2026 Pimoroni Blinky 2350 badge record. An independently published app identifies the badge as distributed at DevCon, while organizer allocation, custom hardware or firmware, and image provenance remain deliberately bounded.

2016 · 1 event(s) · 1 badge(s)

X-CTF

NUS Greyhats' Singapore student cybersecurity competition lineage, represented by the source-backed 2016 ESP8266 electronic badge and open firmware challenge archive.

2013 · 1 event(s) · 1 badge(s)

ZACon

South African security-conference badge lineage, represented by the source-backed ZACon V mesh-networked electronic badge.

2017 · 1 event(s) · 1 badge(s)

ZeTeCo

Swiss Zeltlager fuer Technik- und Computerfreunde camp lineage, currently represented by the source-backed 2017 badge talk and archived camp wiki.

2024-2026 · 3 event(s) · 3 badge(s)

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.

2026 · 1 event(s) · 2 badge(s)

cackalackycon

North Carolina hacker-conference lineage, represented by source-backed 2026 student paper identity and speaker-colored electronic-badge records. Official attendee guidance explicitly distinguishes the student-admission badge from an electronic badge, while the organizer-provided CFP establishes a limited speaker electronic-badge allocation; neither source supplies a reproducible 2026 hardware or firmware archive.

2026 · 1 event(s) · 1 badge(s)

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.

2016-2022 · 8 event(s) · 8 badge(s)

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.

2017 · 1 event(s) · 1 badge(s)

r2con

The radare2 reverse-engineering congress in Barcelona, represented by the source-backed 2017 limited speaker/friends electronic badge record.

2025 · 1 event(s) · 1 badge(s)

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.

2026 · 1 event(s) · 1 badge(s)

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.