computer hacking theme
The practice of subverting computer security to break into computer systems is featured.
Examples
It was mentioned that Trinity had cracked the IRS database in "The Matrix" (1999).
39 total · 5 major · 34 minor
| Story | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| movie: Ghost in the Machine (1993) | major | Much was made of the mind uploaded serial killer hacking himself from one computer network to another. The computer expert Bram Walker was known for having infected the IRS with a herpex virus that sent everyone a 5-cent refund on their taxes. |
| movie: Ghost in the Shell (1995) | major | The story follows Section 6's efforts to track down an infamous hacker known only as the Puppet Master. |
| movie: Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace (1996) | major | Peter and the other runaway teens were hackers by trade. For example, Jade into a phone listing to find Dr. Cori Platt's phone number. Jobe hacked into a subway system's computer system to send a train car careening into the one that Dr. Benjamin Trace and the runaway teens were riding. Jobe hacked into Los Angeles' computer systems and caused much chaos in the city. |
| movie: The Matrix (1999) | major | Neo a computer hacker extraordinaire. Neo commented on how Trinity had hacked the IRS database. More pervasively, Morpheus and the resistors were constantly hacking into the Matrix. |
| pkded1x08 | major | Emily was a stereotypical hacker girl. She hacked into the android Alice and also infected Autofac with a "logic bomb" malware program. |
| movie: Alien Nation: The Udara Legacy (1997) | minor | Larry hacked into a computer system to get secret mind control codes of some kind. |
| movie: Alien Species (1996) | minor | Max hacked into the aliens computer system to disable their shields. |
| movie: Assassin (1986) | minor | The android Golem hacked into an ATM and made it dispense a number of twenty dollar bills. |
| movie: Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015) | minor | It was mentioned that Tony had hacked into a government computer system as a teenager on a dare. |
| movie: Bloodshot (2020) | minor | Ray used his nanites to hack into computer systems. |