Year
Hacker conference badges documented for 2018, sorted by country.
NodeMCU-based electronic badge and hardware-interface tool
The BUSSide was the BSides Canberra 2018 electronic badge, issued to 2,000 delegates and documented through official BUSSide pages, CSides talk notes, GitHub Pages documentation, and a public source repository.
Handmade NodeMCU ESP8266 WiFi badge with badge-hack contest context
Contemporary Australian Cyber Security Magazine coverage documents BSides Perth 2018 attendees receiving a cool, unique handmade conference badge using a NodeMCU ESP8266 WiFi SoC, with a badge-hack prize promoted before the event.
Brisbane pre-registration credential with special speaker-badge evidence
CrikeyCon V is represented by official archive evidence for Friday pre-registration badge collection plus call-for-participation benefits that promised special speaker badges to presenters, trainers, and event or workshop holders.
ESP32 soccer-robot kit for the linux.conf.au Open Hardware Miniconf
linux.conf.au 2018's Open Hardware Miniconf used LoliBot, an ESP32 two-wheel robot kit with MicroPython workshop material, public example software, USB serial setup, WiFi/MQTT configuration, sensors, motors, neopixels, and a front kicker servo.
Australian physical-security conference speaker credential
A first-hand MOS & BOO wrap-up documents special speaker badges for OzSecCon 2018 and shows one as a green PCB-form speaker credential, so the record is seeded as a source-backed speaker badge without broader attendee or electronics claims.
10th-edition electronic badge
BruCON's 10th-edition electronic badge, documented as a schedule, venue-map, reminder, alcohol-sensor, and public ESP-IDF/KiCad badge project.
ESP32 fox badge with jewels and robot paths
A fox-shaped ESP32 badge with 5x7 LED eye matrices, touch pads, buzzer, 18650 power, Lego Technic mounting holes, and jewel add-ons.
Bottle-shaped ESP32 BLE and OLED badge
A small-batch H2HC 2018 bottle-shaped PCB badge with an ESP32 WROOM, I2C OLED display, six controllable LEDs, BLE behavior, AAA or USB power, and Arduino IDE source-code notes.
nRF52 OLED/BLE badge with NeoPixels
The NorthSec 2018 badge repository documents an electronic badge with an nRF52832 main controller, STM32F070 USB controller, OLED display, BLE, NeoPixel RGB LEDs, buttons, battery management, Li-ion/USB power, USB charging, and schematic release.
Special-edition HITB2018PEK badge with MTK-series hardware notes
A conservative official-archive record for the special-edition HITB2018PEK badge at JD-HITBSecConf2018 Beijing, with Badge Village evidence for secret features, mini-games, hidden challenges, open-source intent, and MTK-series hardware notes.
Happy Gecko plus Bluetooth badge
A Happy Gecko-based BornHack badge that added a Nordic nRF51 Bluetooth-capable microcontroller and a breakout-board branch for hardware add-ons.
Unofficial SR-latch PCB badge for Labitat
An unofficial Labitat indie badge for 35C3 using the congress artwork theme, a simple flip-flop memory circuit, reverse-mount LEDs, a two-AA battery holder, and an optional power-only Shitty Add-On footprint.
Ticket and certificate checksum camp record
A conservative non-electronic Camp++ 2018 record for attendee identity: the official camp pages document ticket registration, no required personal data, end-of-event ticketing-data destruction, certificate checksum verification, and instructions to bring the ticket to Fort Monostor.
USB-serial hardware-hacking CTF badge
A Hacktivity conference badge with USB mini connectivity, FT232R/FT232RL USB UART discovery, a cross-platform 9600 baud serial workflow, boot-time CTF app, UART jumper path to a root shell, and optional RF-module soldering notes.
Indian conference identity badge with official sponsor and lanyard trail
A conservative Nullcon Goa 2018 badge record from official archive pages documenting March 2-3, 2018 conference registration, Holiday Inn Resort Goa venue context, a dedicated Badge Sponsor, a Lanyard Sponsor, and volunteer instructions requiring the badge to be clearly visible.
Pixl.js JavaScript badge with RGB, sensors, and expansion headers
An Apache-2.0 archived NearForm badge for NodeConf EU 2018 in Kilkenny, based on Pixl.js and Espruino with LCD, Bluetooth programming, RGB lighting, vibration motors, light, accelerometer and magnetometer APIs, extension headers, apps, patterns, and attendee name tooling.
Nokia-3310-inspired ESP32 badge
An Italian Hacker Camp badge built around recycled Nokia 3310 shells, ESP32 WiFi hardware, an LCD, keypad, accelerometer, compass, buzzer, NeoPixels, and MicroPython.
Kenyan electronic badge archive record
A conservative AfricaHackOn 2018 electronic-badge record anchored to the OPCDE Kenya agenda, which listed a dedicated making-of session for the badge during the Nairobi event.
Non-electronic camp wristband identity record
A conservative non-electronic HaxoGreen 2018 identity record: the official FAQ documents required camp wristbands and infodesk pickup, while the event blog anchors the 2018 camp edition and ticket sale.
Qihoo360 Unicorn Team electronic badge with Badge Village games
An official HITB Amsterdam electronic badge record for registered conference attendees, with public CommSec Village evidence for Qihoo360 Unicorn Team design, Badge Village hacking support, packet-decoding play, mini-games, hidden challenges, and hardware specs.
Christchurch identity tag with source-backed badge-challenge context
CHCon 2018's official site documents identification tags/badges as part of the event materials and says CTF, badge, and locksport challenges would run throughout the main event.
Official identity badge and afterparty credential
Kiwicon 2038's official site required attendees to wear a Kiwicon2038 badge and lanyard visibly during the conference and to bring the badge to the afterparty.
One-day soldering and Arduino conference-badge workshop artifact
Kiwicon 2038's official Intro to Badge Hacking training page documents a one-day workshop where attendees built and hacked their own conference badge from supplied electrical components and tools.
Official lanyard and glow-in-the-dark star identity badge
Purplecon's official 2018 diary says attendees received a lanyard with the official purplecon badge, a glow-in-the-dark star, when entering the Kiwicon-adjacent Wellington event.
Philippine official badge and maker-post electronic-badge record
ROOTCON's official archive places ROOTCON 12 at Taal Vista Hotel in Tagaytay on September 27-28, 2018, the official quick guide says registration included an official ROOTCON badge, and Jay Turla / @shipcod3 preserves a public maker post titled ROOTCON 12 Electronic Badge.
Retro-computing BASIC and CP/M badge
A battery-powered retro-computing badge with 55-key keyboard, 320x240 RGB TFT LCD, PIC32MX370F512H, external flash, speaker, BASIC interpreter, CP/M/Z80 emulation, and expansion-header hacking.
USB HID and serial puzzle badge
A simple Security Fest 2018 challenge badge with USB-A, two buttons, four DIP switches, red/green LEDs, HID text output, serial puzzle flow, and an open SecBadge hardware repository.
ESP8266 WiFi badge running the Proteus firmware ecosystem
A Swiss Area41 2018 conference badge with an ESP8266 WiFi chip, display, web-based name configuration, LCD nickname display, Area41 schedule app, WiFi-scanning behavior, button-order Easter eggs, and public Proteus firmware.
Blockchain wallet badge with secure element, e-paper, Wi-Fi, and BLE
HITCON CMT 2018's official events page documents HITCON Wallet as a limited blockchain electronic badge for Royal VIP and Premium Pass holders, with secure-element cold-wallet functionality, electronic paper, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth Low Energy. The same official page says holders could join a secret activity during the conference and later use the device as an offline physical wallet for Bitcoin or Ethereum.
Special-edition electronic badge with Badge Village hacking path
A conservative record for the special-edition electronic badge given to HITBSecConf2018 Dubai attendees, documented by the official event archive as a hackable badge with Badge Village support.
Retro-gaming attendee object badge
A non-electronic SteelCon attendee badge where floppy disks were used as the badge object for a year with a retro gaming area and orange shirts.
EMF 2018 phone-like MicroPython badge
An EMF badge with MicroPython, WiFi, GSM/SMS/calling, screen, sensors, keypad, Grove connectors, and a badge store.
Unofficial DEF CON 26 ESP32-WROVER Wild West of IoT badge
The AND!XOR DC26 Badge was an unofficial DEF CON 26 badgelife board themed as the Wild West of IoT, built around an ESP32-WROVER module with WiFi/Bluetooth, a color LCD, microSD, IS31FL3736-driven RGB lighting, CP2102N USB serial, LULZCODE scripting, the B.E.N.D.E.R. console challenge, and badge-to-badge networking ambitions.
Attendee kit badge by Jonathan Singer
The BSides Orlando 2018 badge is preserved as a simple discrete marquee badge given to attendees as a kit, documented by Jonathan Singer's Hackaday.io project record and anchored to the official Security B-Sides Orlando 2018 event site.
Tampa Bay BSides badge/lanyard artifact with electronic assembly context
BSides Tampa 2018 is represented here by a visible event badge/lanyard artifact in a CC BY-SA documentary photo, paired with an attendee report that says more than 750 attendees participated in Electronic Badge Assembly among the event activities.
ATTiny861 LED and SAO badge archive
The BSidesPDX 2018 badge is a source-backed Portland Security BSides badge archive tied to the official BSidesPDX 101 badge panel and the public PDX Badgers KiCad, BOM, LED mapping, and ATTiny861 firmware archive.
Ticketed paid-badge registration artifact
CactusCon 2018 is seeded as a conservative paid-badge record because contemporaneous Arizona LoCo Team meeting notes say the September 28-29 Mesa Convention Center event required tickets, offered free admission, and let attendees pay to get a badge.
Bluetooth LE wrist party badge
The DC503 DEF CON 26 VIP Banglet is a source-backed wrist-worn party badge documented by the Apache-2.0 `pdxbadgers/2018-banglet` repository and by BSidesPDX 2018's public Making of the Banglet talk listing.
Tymkrs electronic text-adventure badge
A Tymkrs / Toymakers official DEF CON 26 electronic badge with a PIC32MM0256GPM controller, reverse-mounted LEDs, capacitive controls, four-AA battery stack, USB serial interface, badge-to-badge connector, add-on header, and a retro text-adventure badge challenge.
BASIC and CP/M handheld computer badge
The 2018 Hackaday Superconference badge was a battery-powered handheld retrocomputer with a 320x240 color display, mini QWERTY keyboard, speaker, flash storage, expansion header, BASIC interpreter, and Z80 CP/M emulator.
ESP32-WROOM-32 audio badge with Alexa experiment path
LayerOne 2018's electronic badge was an ESP32-WROOM-32-based audio and network badge documented by the official HHV archive, Hackaday's event report, the linked CharlieX ESP32_Alexa repository, and mmca's public hardware notes.
HackRVA electronic badge with games, puzzles, and two-channel audio
HackRVA's 2018 recap and badge wiki document more than 300 RVAsec electronic hardware badges with badge games, puzzles, two-channel audio behavior, challenge content, and badge-hacking competition context.
Spy and skull Recon Village badge variants
Recon Village's DEF CON 26 badge entry, The Dual Design, used two official visual variants: a classic spy silhouette and a detailed skull design in a black-and-white aesthetic.
ESP32 MicroPython badge with 8x32 LED matrix and twelve minibadge spots
The SAINTCON 2018 ESP32 Badge was an electronic conference badge built around a LOLIN D32 / ESP32 module running MicroPython, an 8x32 LED matrix, three buttons, a rechargeable battery, Wi-Fi configuration behavior, Hacker Challenge score display, and twelve minibadge spots.
Battery-powered WiFi signal-strength badge
The ShmooCon XIV badge is preserved here as a battery-powered WiFi signal-strength meter from the 2018 Washington, DC conference, with corroborating public notes for an ESP8266 core, serially addressable LEDs, and an injection-molded rocket enclosure.
MSP430 electronic jar-of-fireflies camp badge
ToorCamp 2018's badge is preserved as a Great Scott Gadgets and OSH Park sponsored electronic jar of fireflies: a soldering-station badge kit built around an MSP430G2211, six green through-hole LEDs, CR2032 power, and open design/firmware files.
SMD Challenge and 8-bit art badge
The ToorCon San Diego 20 badge is preserved here as a 400-kit official-badge request that folded MakersBox's SMD Challenge into a larger 8-bit-art conference badge with hidden codes, eight SMD LEDs, and an ATtiny84.