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  • Sneakers Hacker Movie Roberd Redford

    From ReK2 Hispagatos@rek2@usenet_reborn.tui to alt.2600.madrid,alt.2600,alt.2600.hackers,es.comp.hackers on Wed Sep 17 14:51:26 2025
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    EfAo Robert Redford has died. He starred as the lead in *Sneakers* (1992), one of
    the greatest hacker-films ever made. The story follows a Tiger Team of security experts & hackers, each with their own special skill, who are hired for what seems a routine job only to discover itrCOs part of a much bigger conspiracy.

    EfA4 *Sneakers* is a cult classic among #Hackers & fans: it captures the teamwork,
    tension, and moral ambiguity of hacking long before those topics were mainstream.

    https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0105435/


    Sad day for Hacker culture...

    (Not)Happy Hacking
    ReK2
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  • From Beej Jorgensen@beej@beej.us to alt.2600.madrid,alt.2600,alt.2600.hackers,es.comp.hackers on Wed Sep 17 15:32:11 2025
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    In article <10aehte$15sko$1@matrix.hispagatos.org>,
    ReK2 Hispagatos <rek2@usenet_reborn.tui> wrote:
    EfA4 *Sneakers* is a cult classic among #Hackers & fans: it captures the >teamwork, tension, and moral ambiguity of hacking long before those
    topics were mainstream.

    It has one of my favorite social engineering scenes in any movie where Redford's character tries to gain building entry.

    Really a great movie--must-see.

    Another great Redford movie that's hacker-adjacent is _All the
    President's Men_.
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    Brian "Beej Jorgensen" Hall | beej@beej.us
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