Rihanna uses unix “nmap” to hack computer in new movie Ocean's 8 (opens in new tab)

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19 pointscoldseattle8y ago7 comments

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ianmcgowan7y ago· 3 in thread

Trinity did it first in The Matrix

ganeshkrishnan7y ago

That's true. Also the exploit she is hacking was a real exploit although it was patched a long time back

jjeaff7y ago

Actually, when she used the exploit, it was around the year 2000 in the matrix. And this exploit was discovered in 2001 in the real world. So it would not have been patched yet as it was a zero day.

craftyguy7y ago

Yea, the link is literally a long list of nmap in movies..

sarah1808y ago· 1 in thread

Always nice when movies go beyond the usual "do show source on the movie's website and have it scroll in a translucent overlay."

ganeshkrishnan7y ago

And the source code is usually html

nojvek8y ago

The hacking was believable in this movie. Hollywood seems to learn and do their homework.

Some things were fiction, but one can imagine we’re probably not too far off in the future for such technologies.

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7 comments

7 comments · 3 top-level

ianmcgowan7y ago· 3 in thread

Trinity did it first in The Matrix

ganeshkrishnan7y ago

That's true. Also the exploit she is hacking was a real exploit although it was patched a long time back

jjeaff7y ago

Actually, when she used the exploit, it was around the year 2000 in the matrix. And this exploit was discovered in 2001 in the real world. So it would not have been patched yet as it was a zero day.

craftyguy7y ago

Yea, the link is literally a long list of nmap in movies..

sarah1808y ago· 1 in thread

Always nice when movies go beyond the usual "do show source on the movie's website and have it scroll in a translucent overlay."

ganeshkrishnan7y ago

And the source code is usually html

nojvek8y ago

The hacking was believable in this movie. Hollywood seems to learn and do their homework.

Some things were fiction, but one can imagine we’re probably not too far off in the future for such technologies.

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