Evidence index
Primary docs, public wikis, repositories, talks, press writeups, and first-hand notes used to support badge pages.
Primary maker/seller source for the DEF CON 34 limited-presale setting and the $20 Portal-gun companion card describing blue, orange/red, and off modes plus interaction with the year's Portal Badge. The card lacks the exact `PORTAL gun SAO` text, so it is paired with the roster; it does not establish official DEF CON status, final stock/delivery, source revision, hardware specifications, third-party-IP authorization, or image reuse permission.
Primary public self-submission source that names the DFIU SAO, identifies BigFuckingBadge / Hexum064, gives a $20 price, states the Lintile-face/"Don't Fuck It Up" interaction, and links its hardware and firmware repositories. It establishes an intended independent BadgeLife association, not DEF CON organizer issuance, admission, completed manufacture/sale/handoff, testing, or image reuse rights.
Primary public self-submission source for an SAO named IFLFU SAO, described as an update to an existing item with a $20 price, an explicit illuminated phrase, randomized two-word behavior, and linked public code/hardware repositories. It establishes an intended independent BadgeLife association, not DEF CON organizer issuance, admission, a complete prior-edition history, completed manufacture/sale/handoff, testing, content authorization, or image reuse rights.
Primary public self-submission source for a new SAO named PORTAL gun SAO, its $20 price, touch-end animated-color behavior, stated Portal Badge interaction, and linked public hardware/firmware repositories. It establishes an intended independent BadgeLife association, not DEF CON organizer issuance, admission, final manufacture/sale/handoff, testing, compatibility, franchise authorization, or image reuse rights.
Primary maker directory source listing Wordweaving as a new 2026 badge and linking to the dedicated project page and sales channels. It supports maker/project context but is not a technical archive, public license, or fulfillment record.
Primary maker source for FrogStar's expressly unofficial DEFCON framing, listed RP2350/GC9A01/SAO/WS2812B/IR/button hardware surface, frog CTF and game claims, and Firmware v1.0 link. It does not provide a circuit, power specification, production proof, event-distribution record, code repository, license, security documentation, or image reuse permission.
Maker-owned project page confirming a distinct Submarine Badge project and linking to the maker's ongoing sales/community channels. It does not independently document technical details, deployment, distribution, rights, or any claim from the product listing.
Direct binary file linked as Firmware v1.0 by the maker project. It corroborates a downloadable UF2 artifact; it does not reveal source code, authorship history, compiler/toolchain, license, contents, flash target, bootloader behavior, integrity verification, update policy, recovery method, or security review.
Primary live maker product payload source for the current $120 100-total presale / 41-sold snapshot, DEF CON 34 pickup and post-con shipping claims, $140 at-con plan, RP2350/4 MB/16-LED/grayscale-display/LiPo/USB-C/SAO claims, 35-plus challenge wording, word-building/multiplayer framing, soldering claim, and post-con hardware-documentation/stub-firmware promise. It does not prove final production, pickup, shipping, documentation delivery, software release, venue authorization, or image reuse permission.
Primary maker project source for the top-down Game Boy-inspired adventure, 30-plus puzzle framing, rechargeable LiPo, unlockable LED modes, multiplayer, RP2350, 128x128 OLED, and link-up-to-50-badges claims. It does not identify a final hardware revision, source release, firmware, protocol, license, production run, fulfillment outcome, or reusable image terms.
Public profile that says Jeff is also known as BigTaro and that leftover con badges are put up on the store. It corroborates public maker/store identity and general leftover-sales context, not a particular FrogStar production or handoff outcome.
Public profile that identifies Jeff as BigTaro and describes the store's leftover-con-badge context. It corroborates public maker/store identity without proving this specific badge's manufacturing or drop result.
Public profile that identifies Jeff as BigTaro and describes the store's leftover-con-badge context. It corroborates public maker/store identity without proving this specific badge's manufacturing, BLE behavior, party-benefit outcome, or distribution result.
Public profile that identifies Jeff as BigTaro and describes the store's leftover-con-badge context. It corroborates maker/store identity without proving this combo's manufacturing, IR behavior, vendor handoff, or distribution outcome.
Primary seller source for the independent party-badge framing; $150 price; sold-out-since-August-11-2025 display; user-defined BLE-MAC-address detection wording; CTF, hardware/software puzzle, GIF/bling, two-PCB/screen, ESP32-S3, twelve-RGB-LED, lanyard, and sticker claims. It does not specify BLE implementation, power design, firmware, event distribution, party-benefit terms, official credential, or image reuse rights.
First-party seller listing for the electronic-badge, CTF, game, round-display, two-SAO, fully-programmable, sticker, and Defcon preorder wording. Its seller terms are not proof of a completed pickup, specific event year outcome, exact inventory, payment, shipment, or official event affiliation.
Primary seller source for the electronic badge, laser-tag, TV-B-Gone, CTF, included-Sheriff-SAO, $100, and sold-out-since-September-13-2025 claims. It does not give product circuitry, IR behavior, battery or power documentation, firmware, official DEF CON status, event handoff, or image reuse evidence.
Primary seller source for the $150 Defcon preorder, interactive underwater world, DEF-SEA CTF/package deliveries, pirate/Atlantis story, hardware/software and soldering puzzle claims, display/buttons/SAO/GPIO surface, Pirate Flag SAO bundle, and Gunslinger-B-Gone interaction. It does not provide circuitry, power, firmware, protocol, production, completed pickup, official credential, or image reuse evidence.
Current first-party marketplace source for the observed $80 / seven-sold / 23-remaining state, DEF CON 34 drop label, $11 USPS Flat Rate shipping, and recurring CTF/game/two-SAO wording. It does not establish the original DEF CON 33 handout, whether this inventory is leftover or a later run, final delivery, hardware specifics beyond prose, or image reuse permission.
Organizer-linked ticketing source showing that the June 5, 2026 event has ended and preserving the time, venue, and event context.
Primary official badge-page source for the DEF CON 33 badge, computational-powerhouse framing, medical chatbot behavior, feedback language, usage-help prompt, and PamirAI support context.
Official source for Biohacking Village's healthcare, medical-device-security, biotechnology, citizen-science, and DEF CON 33 event context.
Credible sponsor source for March 1, 2025 date, Guadalajara/Jalisco location, and HackGDL's cybersecurity and hacking-event framing.
Credible sponsor source for the Guadalajara, Mexico conference context and March 12-14 programme window.
Credible secondary source corroborating the May 29, 2026 date and Rincón Tostitos By Jardín 85, Monterrey, Nuevo León venue. It does not independently establish the hardware, firmware, official badge status, completed delivery, or image rights.
Primary official source for the December 7-10, 2026 ExCeL London cybersecurity-conference setting, programme context, and planned-event status.
Official event-features page for Black Hat Europe 2026 used as conference context for badge scheduling and logistics.
Official attendee policy source describing registration and ticket-holder obligations in the Black Hat Europe 2026 planning window.
Official scholarship-application source for Black Hat Europe 2026. Useful for participant context, but not for badge hardware identification or issuance mechanics.
Official Black Hat Europe 2026 briefings page for session and conference-program context in the same attendee planning window used to frame the badge workflow.
Official business-hall page for conference content and business schedule context; retained for planning context and not as badge hardware evidence.
Primary official registration source stating the Student Pass badge pick-up date of Thursday, December 10. It does not identify the artifact's form, technical behavior, allocation, or completed handoff.
Official media-registration source describing press/media badge and credential coordination; it does not identify the Student Pass artifact, its technical form, or issuance details.
Primary official badge-specific source stating that Student Pass badge pickup is Thursday, December 10 only and that the Student Pass provides select access to the event only that day. It does not identify the credential's material, technology, or access-control mechanism.
Primary official source for the August 1-6, 2026 Mandalay Bay Las Vegas cybersecurity-conference setting and six-day programme context.
Official attendee-resource source corroborating Black Hat badge collection and the August 6 marked-badge presentation, hole-punch, and separate DEF CON badge handoff. It does not prove an individual transaction or artifact specification.
Official briefings page for Black Hat USA 2026 conference sessions and timing context used as event context for the badge workflow.
Official business-hall page for conference-business content and schedule context; retained as non-technical event context for badge-related records.
Primary official source for the eligible-pass / purchased-DEF-CON-ticket condition, the DEF CON symbol printed on the Black Hat badge, the August 6 pickup time and location, and the planned hole-punch verification sequence.
Official media-registration source documenting press/media access and credential coordination; retained as operational context and not a technical or fulfillment source for this DEF CON-marked Black Hat badge artifact.
Official pass-comparison source for pass-category and eligibility context around Black Hat USA 2026 attendance.
Official registration source for event access and pass context used to frame the DEF CON badge-marking workflow.
Official registration-terms source documenting attendee policy and conditions for Black Hat USA 2026.
Official attendee-guide source for logistics, welcome timing, and pickup planning context. It is retained as operational context and does not establish physical badge specification, completion of handoff, or manufacturer-level details.
Official 2025 impact summary source for BIC Village volunteer/team-lead/event-lead counts and the statement that badges and merchandise sold out to raise funds for future programming.
Primary official badge source proving the BIC Pick name, Afro-pick shape, red/green/gold color framing, five-year-anniversary statement, volunteer/leader/supporter wearer context, and DEF CON 33 on-site purchase/trade language.
Official village source for Blacks In Cybersecurity Village event context and continuity around DEF CON village programming.
Primary historical village source identifying the BTV Camera Badge within DEF CON 32 context and linking the Camera Badge documentation/purchase trail. It does not prove a separately engineered 2026 version.
Primary MIT-licensed technical archive whose README calls the project a DEF CON 32 indie badge and supplies code, art, CAD, KiCad, Gerbers, parts/assembly documentation, Arduino build/upload guidance, and the reviewed Wi-Fi/BLE source behavior. It does not establish a final 2026 production configuration or cleared image asset by itself.
Primary organizer-published source for the August 7-9, 2026 Las Vegas Convention Center pickup fundraiser, 501(c)(3) purpose, $120 assembled / $60 kit tiers, current kit list, maker-described camera-lens display behavior, pickup/refund terms, named credits, and no reusable image permission.