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Hollywood and Hacking: Into the 21st Century - Real life hackers, computer punks and Hugh Jackman dancing
by Mitnick Security | 10.29.2016 | 9 min

Hollywood and Hacking: Into the 21st Century - Real life hackers, computer punks and Hugh Jackman dancing

For the past 30 years, Hollywood has consistently struggled to depict computer hacking in accurate and exciting ways. The history of Hollywood and hacking is littered with lazy writing, absurdly unrea...

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