Exploring The DEF CON 26 Badge

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I got my official DEF CON 26 cybersecurity conference “HUMAN” badge and now exploring its hidden features. Defcon badges have puzzles to unlock that can be solved to get the coveted “black badge”. The badge is basically a circuit board, so it is hardware that you wear around your neck. It is quite heavy since you also need to add 4 AA batteries to power it up. It is artistic and cool to look at, but not so much fun to wear. The weight of the batteries kind of bears on your neck. The artwork shows what appears to be various types of rooms. There are various chip components one can find on the circuit board which include SOIC, microcontrollers and a main processor. The creator of the DEF CON 26 badge are The Toymakers (TYMKRS), a Minnesota based collective.