The Secret History of Hacking

The Secret History of Hacking

Not Rated
2001•50 min•Documentary
Wokeness Score: 0.0/10Not Woke

Woke Reasons

No wokeness reasons yet. Be the first to rate!
Documentary
0 Reviews

Top Cast

K
Kevin Mitnick
Self
Steve Wozniak
Steve Wozniak
Self
J
John Draper
Self
The Secret History of Hacking is a 2001 documentary film that focuses on phreaking, computer hacking and social engineering occurring from the 1970s through to the 1990s. Archive footage concerning the subject matter and (computer generated) graphical imagery specifically created for the film are voiced over with narrative audio commentary, intermixed with commentary from people who in one way or another have been closely involved in these matters.
Sign in to unlock reactions and edit your reviews. Sign in

Submit Your Review

1 = "Not Woke"10 = "Very Woke"

More Like This

In the Realm of the Hackers
Movie
Not yet rated

In the Realm of the Hackers

Documentary

2003

In The Realm of the Hackers is a documentary about the prominent hacker community, centered in Melbourne, Australia in the late 80's to early 1990. The storyline is centered around the Australian teenagers going by the hacker names "Electron" and "Phoenix", who were members of an elite computer hacking group called The Realm and hacked into some of the most secure computer networks in the world, including those of the US Naval Research Laboratory, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, a government lab charged with the security of the US nuclear stockpile, and NASA.

0 reviews
Hackers Are People Too
Movie
Not yet rated

Hackers Are People Too

Documentary

2008

A portrait of the hacking community. In an effort to challenge preconceived notions and media-driven stereotypes Hackers Are People Too lets hackers speak for themselves and introduce their community to the public.

0 reviews
Hacking Democracy
Movie
Not yet rated

Hacking Democracy

DocumentaryCrime

2006

Documentary film investigating allegations of election fraud during the 2004 U.S. presidential election. Electronic voting machines count approximately 90% of America's votes in county, state and federal elections. The technology is also increasingly being used across the world, including in Canada, the United Kingdom, Europe and Latin America. The film uncovers incendiary evidence from the trash cans of Texas to the ballot boxes of Ohio, exposing secrecy, votes in the trash, hackable software and election officials rigging the presidential recount.Ultimately proving our votes can be stolen without a trace "Hacking Democracy" culminates in the famous 'Hursti Hack'; a duel between the Diebold voting machines and a computer hacker from Finland - with America's democracy at stake.

0 reviews
Freedom Downtime
Movie
Not yet rated

Freedom Downtime

Documentary

2001

A feature-length documentary about the Free Kevin movement and the hacker world.

0 reviews
The New Radical
Movie
Not yet rated

The New Radical

Documentary

2017

Uncompromising millennial radicals from the United States and the United Kingdom attack the system through dangerous technological means, which evolves into a high-stakes game with world authorities in the midst of a dramatically changing political landscape.

0 reviews
Revolution OS
Movie
Not yet rated

Revolution OS

Documentary

2001

REVOLUTION OS tells the inside story of the hackers who rebelled against the proprietary software model and Microsoft to create GNU/Linux and the Open Source movement.

0 reviews
Billion Dollar Heist
Movie
Not yet rated

Billion Dollar Heist

Documentary

2023

Global, dynamic, and eye-opening, this is story of the most daring cyber heist of all time, the Bangladeshi Central Bank theft, tracing the origins of cyber-crime from basic credit card fraud to the wildly complex criminal organisations in existence today, supported by commentary and fascinating insight from highly regarded cyber security experts.

0 reviews
HAK_MTL
Movie
Not yet rated

HAK_MTL

Documentary

2019

Does privacy still exist in 2019? In less than a generation, the internet has become a mass surveillance machine based on one simple mindset: If it's free, you're the product. Our information is captured, stored and made accessible to corporations and governments across the world. To the hacker community, Big Brother is real and only a technological battle can defeat him.

0 reviews