DEF CON
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- Aug 6, 202690% CONFIDENCEfrom the source
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- Aug 9, 202690% CONFIDENCEfrom the source
DEF CON 34 Hacker Conference at the Las Vegas Convention Center
- DEF CON 34 ran 6-9 August 2026 in the Las Vegas Convention Center's West Hall, 3150 Paradise Road[1][2]
- It was an electronic-badge year: the badge was created by hardware hacker Andrew "bunnie" Huang around his open-source, fully inspectable Baochip, usable as a security token, password manager or HSM[1][3]
- The Baochip-1x's firmware, processor core and crypto engines are published on GitHub, and its packaging lets researchers look at the silicon itself and compare it with the design[3]
- Meta-style glasses with recording capabilities were banned at the conference, with no exception for prescription lenses[1]
- Workshop registration opened at noon PDT on 14 July; hotel room blocks at the Wynn and Encore sold out[1]
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- [1]90%defcon.org/html/defcon-34/dc-34-index.htmldefcon.org· Posted Sep 24, 2026· Starts Aug 6, 2026 ✓· Ends Aug 9, 2026 ✓· 36% of score
DEF CON[2] 34's own page: "Aug. 6-9, 2026 Las Vegas Convention Center West Hall in Las Vegas, NV", with post-con contest results posted.
- [2]80%DEF CON 34 Venuedefcon.org· Added Sep 24, 2026· 36% of score
Venue page: Las Vegas Convention Center - West Hall, 3150 Paradise Road, Aug. 6-9, 2026.[1]
- [3]85%The New Defcon Badges Pack a Unique Open Source Chip That Doubles as a Security Key (WIRED)wired.com· Published Jul 31, 2026· 29% of score
Badge reveal: Huang's Baochip-1x, a mostly open-source microcontroller three years in the making, in a removable transparent core that works as a hardware security token after the conference.[1]
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