I heard they didn't pay you in full. This is so sad. Why did they do that?

I believe the hardware designer was stiffed (according to some threads on Twitter)? There doesn't seem to be a summary of what happened anywhere, but from the reactions I've seen, it looks like DEFCON didn't pay a vendor for badge hardware, and the firmware has an easter egg showing that vendor.

Not sure why the dragging off the stage happened.

I worked for free. They didn’t pay hardware vendor (guys who made the physical badge) and removed their name from plastics and invitation to talk

> Why did they do that?

I'm confused by the rationale of questioning the OP about someone else's motivations.

Yes and no, they may have been informed in a non-public setting on _why_ DEFCON has refused to pay.

DEFCON themselves is likely to not state a reason publicly, so getting a "here's what I was told by DEFCON" is likely the closest thing that we're going to get for an answer.

Even if they don’t pay, removing credit for work done is NOT ok. Work was done. Badge exists. Entropic made it

I read it as tinged with the implication that the wronged party must have done something to deserve it. In retrospect, perhaps I was being too sensitive.