I just got back from an inspiring trip to Hack in the Box Malaysia. Thanks to Dhillon and the rest of the HITB crew, we were able to sell some t-shirts and auction some others. All said, we raised 800RM (Malaysia Ringgit, approximately $235) for our charities and the HITB-sponsored Parents’ Resource for Autism (PR4A).
DEFCON may be the only place in Las Vegas where people willingly donate money instead of just gambling it all away. At the annual EFF Summit fundraiser, we auctioned some Rock Logo t-shirts and circuit boards and raised $350 for the Electronic Frontier Foundation. At Johnny Long’s Hacker for Charity silent auction, one of my DEFCON 17 Badge prototypes and a hardware hacking training circuit board brought in $1045! Thanks to charliex for the huge bid. The donations were matched by BigFix for a total of …
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It’s time yet again for the annual quest to Las Vegas for DEFCON. I’ll be spending most of my time in the Hardware Hacking Village, but will also be sharing a table with Vertigo and LosT in the vendor area to hawk Kingpin Empire shirts, BSODomizers, and hardware hacking materials, and to dispense knowledge related to the DC17 Badge Hacking Contest. Hope to see you there (and don’t forget your wallet).
Kingpin Empire is a project supporting the computer underground, civil liberties, and health-related communities through charitable donations. Created by hardware hacker Joe Grand (aka Kingpin), all proceeds after operating expenses go directly to selected charities that enrich our lives and protect our rights for future generations of hackers and free thinkers.
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