Not actually sure if you can get them without needing the 104 blue badges, but someone in my BT has them. I took a screenshot, and I just want confirmation that you can't have one without the needed amount of badges before I upload.

I think it is possible. You get a badge if they have no research to steal but it treats it like a failure.

This. It isn't recorded, but you still get +1 actions and a badge for it. I've spent plenty of blue badges, yet still retain more badges than recorded hacks.

Okay, thanks guys for clearing that up.