A DEF CON 25 Announcement

BAD NEWS:

No DEF CON 25 Mystery Challenge or badge contest.

WHAT HAPPENED?

Curious Codes, the company that was designing the DEF CON 25 badges, notified us they are no longer working on any challenges or badges for DEF CON.

WHY?

A combination of design and planning delays combined with a last minute unforeseen personal circumstance made their production impossible.

WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR DEF CON?

No special badges or challenge and no mystery challenge

SO NOW WHAT?

We've gone with a DEF CON 25 anniversary theme with the badges and have worked around the clock to get them designed and ordered. Not to fear, we are hackers, it will work out. Everyone will have badges, they just won't have crypto, secret embedded robotics, or radioactive compounds. I'll talk more about the joy of conference badges in a later post.

WAIT, THERE WAS GOING TO BE ANOTHER MYSTERY CHALLENGE?!?

Yes, L0st had planned to do a special DC 25 challenge to break everyone's minds.

ERATTA

Stay tuned for more info on #badgelife, we are planning a badge meet up for all those who enjoy building and collecting conference or contest specific badges of all kinds.