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Clearly written by a guy with a doctorate in comp sci

posted 11 years ago by NotAnUndercoverCop
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That is EXACTLY how hacking works. You randomly mash on a keyboard to crack encryption. They nailed it! Who told them the deep dark secrets of the l33t h4x0rs?

[–] AfroGeek 10 years ago

Movie tech is about appealing to what the general public understands. This isn't a "hacking" movie.

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[–] TheManInOil 9 years ago

So, the general public understands that hacking consists of mashing a keyboard?

[–] chilone 7 years ago

The general public understands bupkis about hacking.

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[–] Rancor-3 8 years ago

If this isn't a hacking movie, what is?

[–] Clouseau2 (152) 3 years ago

Matrix Reloaded contains one of the very few accurate Hollywood hacking scenes. Trinity breaks into a computer system one way real hackers do, by exploiting a software vulnerability in SSH.