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In the Realm of the Hackers

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In the Realm of the Hackers (2003)
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In the late 1980s two Melbourne teenage computer hackers known as Electron and Phoenix stole a restricted computer security list called 'Zardoz' and used it to break into some of the world's... Read allIn the late 1980s two Melbourne teenage computer hackers known as Electron and Phoenix stole a restricted computer security list called 'Zardoz' and used it to break into some of the world's most classified and supposedly secure computer systems. So fast and widespread was the at... Read allIn the late 1980s two Melbourne teenage computer hackers known as Electron and Phoenix stole a restricted computer security list called 'Zardoz' and used it to break into some of the world's most classified and supposedly secure computer systems. So fast and widespread was the attack no-one could work out how it had happened, until one of the hackers called the New Yo... Read all
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  • Director
    • Kevin Anderson
  • Writer
    • Kevin Anderson(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Ben Anderson
    • Suzanne Barr
    • Kathy Bowlen
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    • Kevin Anderson
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    • Kevin Anderson(screenplay)
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    • Ben Anderson
    • Suzanne Barr
    • Kathy Bowlen
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    Ben Anderson
    Ben Anderson
    • Australian Federal Police Officeras Australian Federal Police Officer
    Suzanne Barr
    Suzanne Barr
    • Australian Federal Police Officeras Australian Federal Police Officer
    Kathy Bowlen
    • Newsreaderas Newsreader
    John Campbell
    • Australian Federal Police Officeras Australian Federal Police Officer
    Ken Day
    • Selfas Self
    Ilya Djukic
    • KGB Officeras KGB Officer
    Suelette Dreyfus
    • Selfas Self
    John Dyson
    • System Administratoras System Administrator
    Paul Edwards
    • NASA workeras NASA worker
    Michael Giacobbe
    • Teenage hackeras Teenage hacker
    Ernie Gray
    • Electron's fatheras Electron's father
    Rod Gray
    • NASA workeras NASA worker
    Peter Hawkins
    • System Administratoras System Administrator
    Margaret Hedt
    • West German policewomanas West German policewoman
    Ken Hunt
    • Selfas Self
    Victor Kazan
    • Judgeas Judge
    Briannan King
    • Music studentas Music student
    Joel Kohn
    Joel Kohn
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      • Kevin Anderson(screenplay)
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    In the late 1980s two Melbourne teenage computer hackers known as Electron and Phoenix stole a restricted computer security list called 'Zardoz' and used it to break into some of the world's most classified and supposedly secure computer systems. So fast and widespread was the attack no-one could work out how it had happened, until one of the hackers called the New York Times to brag about it. Ten years after their arrest, this dramatized documentary reveals not only how they did it but why, taking us headlong into the clandestine, risky but intoxicating world of the computer underground. —Kevin Anderson
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      • The story of Australian teenagers who hacked into some of the most secure computer networks in the world from their suburban bedrooms.
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    • Trivia
      "Mendax" was Julian Assange. He helped Suelette Dreyfus research the book this documentary is based on.
    • Connections
      References WarGames (1983)

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    • Release date
      • May 29, 2003 (Australia)
    • Country of origin
      • Australia
    • Official site
      • Full documentary on YouTube
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Lafayette, Indiana, USA
    • Production companies
      • John Moore Productions
      • Victoria Film
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      • A$400,000 (estimated)
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      55 minutes
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    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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