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by nfoz 1867 days ago
I hope this ransomware called itself the Da Vinci virus? Because this sounds a whole lot like the plot of Hackers [1].

The greatest movie of all time, btw.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hackers_(film)
4 comments
LeoPanthera 1867 days ago
Wellll sort of. The "Da Vinci" virus claimed it was going to capsize oil tankers in order to cause an ecological disaster. Not just shut down a pipeline.
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gabereiser 1867 days ago
Give ‘em a cookie! Hack the planet!
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trentnix 1867 days ago
I know you play the game!
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Sherl 1867 days ago
More movie recommendations please
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LeoPanthera 1867 days ago
If you like Hackers, the obvious other two are Sneakers, which is good, and The Net, which is not.
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morsch 1867 days ago
This one is probably not well known in the anglophone world: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/23_(film)

Based on a true story, though it's debated endlessly. Clifford Stoll's Cuckoo's egg deals with the same material.

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CoastalCoder 1867 days ago
Not GP, but:

- The Godfather

- Chariots of Fire

- Dr. Strangelove

- Das Boot (original German version)

- About Time

- Who Framed Roger Rabbit?

- Tron

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