A Black Badge is one of the highest honors that DEF CON can bestow on a person or team in recognition of their overall elite skills or outstanding contribution to the security community.
A Black Badge is given by DEF CON to an individual in certain circumstances, and it entitles that individual, on presenting his or her badge, to free admission to the DEF CON convention. In order to protect individuals who hold a Black Badge, the privileges associated with a Black Badge are non-transferable.
If you want your name, or the name of a person you know who earned the Black Badge from DEF CON, to be added to this list, you can do so through a pull request or by creating an issue with the details.
Black Badge Policy
DEF CON has created a registry of the individuals who have earned Black Badges called the Black Badge Hall of Fame. The Black Badge Hall of Fame is located here.
In May 2014, all Black Badges began to be issued through the Black Badge Hall of Fame. Black Badges issued before May 2014 may not be currently listed in the Black Badge Hall of Fame and are subject to verification by DEF CON Staff.
If you have earned a Black Badge but don't see your name in the Black Badge Hall of Fame, please contact info@defcon.org, and DEF CON Staff will attempt to verify your Black Badge. After verification of your Black Badge, DEF CON will add your name to the Black Badge Hall of Fame.
The individual who originally earned the Black Badge, in combination with the Black Badge, is eligible for free admission, NOT whoever possesses the Black Badge.
A physical Black Badge may be sold by the original owner or team that earned it; however, any sale of a Black Badge will automatically negate all entitlements previously attached to the Black Badge or the earner of the Black Badge. If a physical Black Badge is transferred or sold, such Black Badge will be without DEF CON benefits to the new owner (e.g. the new owner will not have free admission to the DEF CON conference).
After a physical Black Badge is sold or otherwise transferred, the Black Badge Hall of Fame will still recognize the individual or team who first received the Black Badge.
- The Dark Tangent
- DEF CON 31 Black Badge Winners
- DEF CON 30 Black Badge Winners
- DEF CON 29 Black Badge Winners
- DEF CON 28 Black Badge Winners
- DEF CON 27 Black Badge Winners
- DEF CON 26 Black Badge Winners
- DEF CON 25 Black Badge Winners
- DEF CON 24 Black Badge Winners
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- DEF CON 4 Black Badge Winners
- DEF CON 3 Black Badge Winners
- DEF CON 2 Black Badge Winners
- DEF CON 1 Black Badge Winners
- Year = The DEF CON Badge was issued.
- Event = the event in which the team or individual was issued the Badge.
- Team = Collective name for the team members.
- Members = Challenge participants under a team or no team.
- Connect = a quick way to connect or check out the winners (Link to a website/social) for reference or connection(reach out to a member and they'll assist you with any inquiries you might have about the team or the award issued).
DC 31 Black Badge:
The Badge designer: ___
| Event | Team | Members | Connect |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capture the Packet | ChatCTP | Andrew Haberlandt(ATH0),GW | - LearnMore⭷ -Twitter(𝕏):Andrew⭷ |
| Car Hacking CTF | ; (semicolon) | DebboR, gregjhogan, pd0wm | -Twitter(𝕏):gregjhogan⭷ |
| DEF CON CTF | Maple Mallard Magistrates | 0xsaika, ath0, babaisflag, cdor1, hktomato, KirklandSignatureDietGreenTea, n00bi3s, Vie | - LearnMore⭷ |
| Dungeons@DEF CON | CaMeLcAsE fTw | Ben Juang, Jevette, qa_ninja, slacktron | |
| Hack-a-sat | mHACKeroni | JinBlack | LearnMore⭷ |
| HackFortess | "The Right Honourable Duke Shadwell, Chancellor of the Exchequer, and his uncommonly large hound" | Fahad,oxocuboid, pasties, queens, zemnmez, Zeta-Two | LearnMore⭷ |
| Red Alert ICS CTF | ScreamingFist | @morph13nd, Charles Tucker, Enconvenient, Henry Reed, Issac Kim, Peter Herman | LearnMore⭷ |
| SE Community CTF | Arty Boy | Jason | - LearnMore⭷ - website⭷ |
View More Details: DEF CON 31 FULL CONTEST PARTICIPANTS, RESULTS & AWARDS GIVEN↗
DC 30 Black Badge:
| Event | Team | Members | Connect |
|---|---|---|---|
| Badge Hacking | Peter Souba Kybr | -LearnMore⭷ | |
| PHV CTP | TheRac00ns | TheRac00ns | |
| IOT CTF | Dark Wolf Solutions | dr. nalo, rudem, yci, lodgeicbomb, frsilent, Syphontwo | -LearnMore⭷ -Website⭷ |
| Darknet-NG | crook3dfingers, bitwize | ||
| BIC CTF | C0uns3l0r, APT Big Daddy, json_derulo, heath3n | -LearnMore⭷ | |
| RF CTF | WhatTheFreq! | wytshadow, grim0us , elkentaro , justadequate , aromond , bkobe , drb1 , omally01 , Dollarhyde , icurnet, PanicAcid , Spikeroche, freqyxin, elderridge, MrHaVoc, developingchase, lozaning and mattf | |
| Social Engineering Community_Vishing | seahop, bngr, _jacoff | ||
| Scavenger Hunt | bughazdy, str4d, filosottile, Harry Bleyan, Eagle1753 | ||
| CTF | MMM (Maple Mallard Magistrates) |
View More Details: DEF CON 30 FULL CONTEST PARTICIPANTS, RESULTS & AWARDS GIVEN↗
| Event | Team | members | connect |
|---|---|---|---|
| Badge Challenge | ElephantGambit | professor__plum, nok0, bashNinja, zeulag | |
| Car Hacking CTF | comma | gregjhogan, DebboR, pd0wn | |
| Telechallenge | ET pwn phone | LinuxBro, Altered Element, Vo1ume | |
| Capture the Packet | Jonathan Respondo, d1rt | ||
| BIC CTF | pTFS | Outrayjus, d15c0, POM, int3grate, kjatar, molotov, Fed, MeghaByte, dinobytes, stargravy, JousterL | |
| Scavenger Hunt | Kindred Fiori | ||
| SeaTF | bacon strip, hakstuff | ||
| CTF | Katzebin |
View More Details: DEF CON 29 FULL CONTEST PARTICIPANTS, RESULTS & AWARDS GIVEN↗
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| Event | Team | Members | Connect |
|---|---|---|---|
| CTF | A0E | Twitter: @teama0e⭷ |
| Event | Team | Members | Connect |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capture the Flag | Plaid Parliament of Pwning | Andrew Wesie, Artemis Tosoni, Jay Bosamiya, Jenish Rakholiya, David Brumley, Sujui Chang, Erye Hernandez, Corwin de Boor | |
| Hacker Jeopardy | Church of WiFi | ||
| CryptoPrivacy | GoldBugs | Aaron Wang, Michael Xu, Michael Wozniak, Justin Kuang, Ansgar Pfeifer, Quan Yang, Sharad Boni | |
| Hack the Planet | Claroty | Sharon Brizinov, Tal Keren | |
| Social Engineering | Alethe Denis | ||
| Capture the Packet | Msties | Swiss, SpicyWasabi | |
| Dungeons at DEF CON | Fellowship of the Token Ring | Jonathan Hickerson, Kevin Keen, Jonathan Hood | |
| OpenSoc | Walmart Greeters | Matthew Eliason | |
| WarL0ck gamez | pTFS | outrayjus, d15c0, POM, int3grate, kjatar, molotov, Fed, MeghaByte, dinobytes, stargravy, JousterL |
DC 26 Black Badge:
The Badge designer: tymkrs
| Event | Team | Members | Connect |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Badge | tymkrs | ||
| Capture the Flag | Plaid Parliament of Pwning (PPP) | ||
| Capture the Flag | DEFKOR00T | ||
| SE CTF | Whitney Maxwell | ||
| Dungeons @ DEF CON | Murder Hobos | ||
| Hack the Plan[e]t | Fuzzy Snuggly Duck | ||
| warl0ck gam3z | pTFS | outrayjus, d15c0, POM, int3grate, kjatar, molotov, Fed, MeghaByte, dinobytes, stargravy | |
| SOHOpelessly Broken | x90x90x90 | ||
| Open CTF | noproplem | ||
| Red Alert ICS CTF | CTFSG | ||
| Wireless CTF | Majestic 12 | ||
| Capture the Packet | WHUT IS A PACKET? |
DC 25 Black Badge:
The Badge designer: Darington
| Event | Team | Members | Connect |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capture the Flag | Plaid Parliament of Pwning (PPP) | ||
| Capture the Packet | SecDSM | ||
| Carhacking Village CTF | Robamierdas | ||
| Crash and Compile | Gird Your Loins | ||
| Crypto and Privacy Challenge | ROT ROT | ||
| Darknet Project | Gate herder | ||
| Hack Fortress | Not Ready for This | ||
| Social Engineering CTF | Chris Kirsch | ||
| SOHOpelessly Broken | Wolf Emoji | ||
| Scavenger Hunt | Temple OS Fan Club | ||
| Telephreak | Psychoholics | ||
| warl0ck gam3z | pTFS | outrayjus, d15c0, POM, int3grate, kjatar, molotov, Fed, MeghaByte, dinobytes | |
| Wireless CTF | What does the fox say? |
DC 24 Black Badge:
The Badge designer: 1o57
| Event | Team | Members | Connect |
|---|---|---|---|
| Badge Challenge | Council of Nine | Members: Wumpus, ben, erbbysam (@erbbysam), if_, junkmail (@jumknail3), mstc (@M57C), 0rigen (@_0rigen), PunkAB, qa_ninja, Thor, w1p30u7, ziot (@bbuerhaus) | |
| Capture the Flag | Plaid Parliament of Pwning (PPP) | zwad3, ned, strikeskids, tjbecker, ngoetz, flourescence, erye, nneonneo | |
| SoHopelessly Broken (IoTCTF) | CYDY | ||
| Capture the Packet | Mon | ||
| DEF CON Darknet Project | ohaithear | ||
| Wireless CTF | dEM | ||
| Social Engineering CTF | Chris S. | ||
| Car Hacking CTF | compukidmike | ||
| CGC | apr |
DC 23 Black Badge:
The Badge designer: 1o57
| Event | Team | Members | Connect |
|---|---|---|---|
| Badge Challenge | Council of Nine | Members: erbbysam (@erbbysam), ben, if_, junkmail (@jumknail3), mstc (@M57C), 0rigen (@_0rigen), qa_ninja, Thor, w1p30u7, Wumpus, ziot (@bbuerhaus) | |
| Capture the Flag | DEFKOR | lokihardt, hellsonic, blue9057, Jakkdu, setuid0, jinmo123x, pyutic, hwlee | |
| Crash and Compile | Volatile Consts | ||
| Hack Fortress | Team !rdy4this | Members: aktive, axl, Forrest, Foxx, jayserp, jgor, llamaman, Mandatory, Toy | |
| OpenCTF | 0x8F | ||
| Scavenger Hunt | A Glen Greenwald Santorum | ||
| Social Engineering CTF | Jen F. | ||
| Warl0ck gam3z | ggulfunny |
DC 22 Black Badge:
The Badge designer: 1o57
| Event | Team | Members | Connect |
|---|---|---|---|
| Badge Contest | MLF | Members: CK, Decrement, Elegin, Beeker, Jabroni, Llamaprincess | |
| Black Bag Contest | Sec | ppp ctf writeup | |
| Capture the Flag | Plaid Parliament of Pwning | Members: awreece, zoaedk, cai, MSerrano, Ricky, Clockish, TylerN17 | |
| Capture the Packet | Umi | ||
| DEF CON Darknet Project | silk: | lockpick award pic | |
| Lockpicking | Skynet, Big Ezy | Badge for DC22 | |
| 1o57 Badge Hacking | Beeker: | ||
| Open CTF | Team Neg9 | Team MVP: AnthraX101 | |
| Social Engineering CTF | sn0ww, amidda |
DC 21 Black Badge:
The Badge designer: 1o57
| Event | Team | Members | Connect |
|---|---|---|---|
| Badge Challenge | Team MLF | Members: CK, Decrement, Elegin, Beeker | |
| Crypto DC21 Badge Crypto Challenge | Decrement, Jabroni | Crypto DC21 | |
| Badge Hacking | Llama Princess | DC 21 CTF | |
| Capture the Flag | Plaid Parliament of Pwning | Members: awreece, zoaedk, Cai, MSerrano, Ricky, clockish, TylerN17 | |
| Capture the Packet | CCSF_HACKERS | Members: Silas, Sam Bowne | |
| DC 21 Hacker Jeopardy | phreck, DocWho | ||
| Hacker Pyramid | Zoz, Lintile | DC 21 noid | |
| Services Rendered as Goons | Noid, Lunaslide, Londo, Roamer, Zac | ||
| Social Engineering CTF | Lilly |
DC 20 Black Badge:
The Badge designer: 1o57
| Event | Team | Members | Connect |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Bag | Ray | ||
| Badge Challenge | MLF | Members: CK, Decrement, Elegin, Snowchyld, One True Greg, Jabroni, DD | |
| Badge Hacking | Mailglare | ||
| Bro CTF | Team Virgins | ||
| Script Happens | Samurai | Members: Strawberries, H3X, Bool | |
| Capture the Flag | Team Strawberries | ||
| Crash and Compile | Team Nullstring | ||
| Mystery Challenge | Psychoholics | ||
| Scavenger Hunt | Re-engineering Sex Toys | Members: Krissy, Aakin, Fish, KT, Persef | |
| Services Rendered (Contributor) | Winn Schwartau | ||
| Services Rendered: (CTF Organizing) | DDTEK | Members: Chris Eagle | |
| Services Rendered (Goon) | Lockheed, Heather | ||
| Social Engineering CTF | Shane | ||
| Tamper Evident | Motherfucking Professionals |
DC 19 Black Badge:
The Badge designer: 1o57
| Event | Team | Members | Connect |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capture the Flag | European Nopsled Team | ||
| Gringo Warrior | Dr. Tran | ||
| Badge Hacking | pTFS & friends (a.k.a. "fucking lost") | ||
| Social Engineering CTF | Amoeba Wonderwall |
DC 18 Black Badge:
The Badge designer: ___
| Event | Team | Members | Connect |
|---|---|---|---|
| Badge Hacking Contest | IPSIN | ||
| Capture the Flag | ACME Pharm | Members: Phaktor, Risenrigel, Anonpoet, egypt, jrod | |
| Gringo Warrior | dosman | ||
| Hacker Jeopardy | Daniel Pops | ||
| Mystery Challenge | Psychoholics | ||
| Social Engineering CTF | Phat32 |
DC 18 Black Badge:
The Badge designer: ___
| Event | Team | Members | Connect |
|---|---|---|---|
| Badge Hacking Contest | Zoz | ||
| Capture the Flag | Team VedaGods | ||
| Gringo Warrior | Nuclear Steve | ||
| Hacker Jeopardy | Team Nicehat | Members: Daniel Pops, JP Terror | |
| HFC | HDM | ||
| Mystery Challenge | Grifter | ||
| Open CTF | Team Quail |
| Event | Team | Members | Connect |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capture the Flag | sk3wl0fr00t | Members: Pablo, Ngree H0bit | |
| DEF CON Bots | Team Yozhik | Members: Mikhail, Konstatin | |
| Hacker Jeopardy | NYMPHS | Members: Bobcat, Foofus, Billy Goto | |
| Mystery Challenge | Grifter, Bunni | ||
| Open CTF | Team V& |
| Event | Team | Members | Connect |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capture the Flag | l@stplace | Members: Wrffr, Mezzendo, DocBrown, psifertex, jrod | |
| DEF CON Robot Contest | Team Octopi | ||
| Hacker Jeopardy | Kumquat | Members: Charley, Grue, Hackajar | |
| Mystery Challenge | Grifter | ||
| Capture the Flag | l@stplace | Members: Wrffr, Mezzendo, DocBrown, psifertex, jrod | |
| DEF CON Robot Contest | Team Octopi | ||
| Hacker Jeopardy | Kumquat | Members: Charley, Grue, Hackajar | |
| Mystery Challenge | Grifter |
| Event | Team | Members | Connect |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capture the Flag | l@stplace | Members: Wrffr, Atlas, psifertex, DocBrown, Mezzendo, jrod | |
| Hacker Jeopardy | NYMPHS | Members: Billy Goto, Bobcat, Foofus, JMK | |
| Lock Picking (Speed) | Omicron | ||
| DEF CON Robot Contest | Team Octopi | ||
| Scavenger Hunt (Hunt Organizers: Siviak & Eris.) | Winning Team Members: hackajar, PacketBaron, Holly, Richie & Jake503 |
| Event | Team | Members | Connect |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cannonball Run | Gizm0 | ||
| Capture the Flag | Shellphish | Members: parity, Atlas | |
| Hacker Jeopardy | Jennifer Bennett, JMK | ||
| Program Cover Photo | John D | ||
| Robot Warz | Team Florida | ||
| Scavenger Hunt | Timmy Needs a Liver | Members: Siviak, TwinVega, Cereal, ck3k | |
| WarDrive | Preset Kill Limit | ||
| T-Shirt Design Contest | NAK ("defcon (dumpster) dive team" ) |
| Event | Team | Members | Connect |
|---|---|---|---|
| Artwork (Red Bull Can) | effffn | ||
| Cannonball Run | Matt | ||
| Capture the Flag | Sk3wl 0f r00t, led by Chris Eagle | ||
| Coffee Wars | Hook | ||
| Lock Picking (Obstacle Contest) | Qmark | ||
| Lock Picking (Speed Contest) | Lemon Jello | ||
| Robot Wars | Team Irvine | ||
| Scavenger Hunt | Poor Social Engineers | Members: HighWiz, Londo, Xstasy, Siviak | |
| TCP/IP Embedded Device | 1o57 | ||
| The Leetest Link | Vicky | ||
| T-shirt Contest | JesseK | ||
| WiFi Contest: Fox and Hound | Renderman and Deviant Ollam | ||
| WiFi Contest: Fox and Hound | Renderman and Deviant Ollam | ||
| WiFi Shootout | P.O.D. |
DC 11 Black Badge:
The Badge designer: ___
| Event | Team | Members | Connect |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capture the Flag | Team Anomaly | Members: Acidtrux, emertex, brite, erik, tronicum | |
| Hacker Jeopardy | Condor, Blueboar | ||
| Robot Warz | Kallahar | ||
| Scavenger Hunt | Elitist Cunts | Team Members: Siviak, Octalpus, nous, Pinguino | |
| War Driving | Winners: Arkasha, Bobzilla, Mentat | ||
| WiFi Shootout | Puking Monkey | ||
| WiFi Showdown | Pukingmonkey |
DC 10 Black Badge:
The Badge designer: ___
| Event | Team | Members | Connect |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cannonball Run | Evel Matt | ||
| Capture the Flag | Digirev | ||
| Hacker Jeopardy | Detroit Crew | Members: Izaak, JMK | |
| Scavenger Hunt | Team Exodus | Members: Siviak, Almus, Seric, Viru5, Octalpus | |
| Slogan Contest | Neal Krawetz | ||
| War Drive | Wireless Con | Members: Dataworm |
| Event | Team | Members | Connect |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hacker Jeopardy | Izaac |
| Event | Team | Members | Connect |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hacker Jeopardy | Izaac |
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