Matrix Sequel Has Hacker Cred [Error 404]

The Register ^ | 16 May 2003 | Kevin Poulsen

[Fractal Trader]

I read elsewhere that the creators of the Matrix are intellectualloids. Maybe that is showing here in that so often hacks are poorly portrayed in the media and entertainment worlds.

[inquest]

it's the first major motion picture to accurately portray a hack.

Well I guess that shatters my image of War Games.

[stainlessbanner]

bump

[John H K]

Heck, even having computer characters appear without making that fakey little beepy "readout" sound is a major accomplishment in movies.

[sam_paine]

How bout that jackass that uploads a Jolly Roger iconized "virus" into the Independence Day alien ship through his Apple laptop, via, uh, well, I guess USB? Firewire? The interplanetary RS232 standard??

[stainlessbanner]

Z1ON1010

/ tin foil on

[ozzymandus]

Golly, that sounds exciting! (sarcasm)

[Noumenon]

Having seen Reloaded last night, my first take is that 98% of those who see it won't get the references made in a couple of critical scenes towards the end. There are some very interesting ideas embedded in this film. The significance last scene in the movie involving Neo was largely missed, if the reviews I've seen are any indicator.

[sam_paine]

Well I guess that shatters my image of War Games.

WANT TO PLAY A GAME?

[Huck]

Wireless Appletalk hub.

[general_re]

How bout that jackass that uploads a Jolly Roger iconized "virus" into the Independence Day alien ship through his Apple laptop, via, uh, well, I guess USB? Firewire? The interplanetary RS232 standard??

Indeed. I'd kind of like to see his cross-compiler, myself. Or maybe it was a script - anyone know if aliens use VB or Outlook?

[asformeandformyhouse]

I believe that the concept in War games was that of a 'back-door'. A back-door is intentionally programmed into a system. A hack is an attack against a vulnerability.

[cryptical]

Good think the target didn't have

PermitRootLogin no

in sshd_config.

[tophat9000]

Interesting that they also use IP address 10.2.2.2... That not a public ip but in the private range

Kind of like all phone numbers in movies and TV shows start 555 (there no public phone number that start with that)

[KayEyeDoubleDee]

Well, to be fair, in War Games the dude used a backdoor entry that was purpsefully built into the sytem.

[July 4th]

[50sDad]

SHALL WE PLAY A GAME?

Is this real, or is it a game?

[KayEyeDoubleDee]

Cross-compiler? You know damn wellt that no one (in our part of the galaxy, anyway) will ever advance beyond the x86 instruction set.

[KayEyeDoubleDee]

Is this real, or is it a game?

What is the difference?

[HitmanLV]

These folks need a hobby.