Hackers (1995)

Hackers penetrate and ravage delicate, private and publicly-owned computer systems, infecting them with viruses and stealing materials for their own ends.

Just how dangerous are hackers?

Well, hackers penetrate and ravage delicate, private and publicly-owned computer systems, infecting them with viruses and stealing sensitive materials for their own ends. These people, they're terrorists.

Loser. I can't believe you were only 11 when you wrote this. It's quite an impressive virus. Dade, I know how you might feel about narcing on your friends, but we're hackers. For us, there's no such thing as family and friends. We're each our own country with temporary allies and enemies. I'd like to make a treaty with you.

Yeah, to civilians. But they're hackers. But don't worry. All we have to do is launch the Da Vinci Virus, and then they'll all be put away.

The virus goes off tomorrow morning at 10:30 and those hackers tried to get into our system again. At this point I insist you take more strenuous action, or Ellingson Mineral will hold the Secret Service responsible.

Wait a minute. The 14th? That's the same day the worm ends its run. Da Vinci Virus... Didn't Phreak say that's what he's being charged with? Look. "Infecting ballast programs of Ellingson tankers." They blame hackers!

Hackers of the world, unite.

Well, I'm afraid not. Hackers are a grave threat to the national security. This incident just proves, without a doubt, that we need increased funding...

Hola, boys and girls. It is I, the Cereal Killer, making my first coast-to-coast worldwide global television appearance. Yes, that's right. I'm here to tell you about this heinous scheme hatched from within Ellingson Mineral. "But for what," you ask? World domination? Nay. Something far more tacky. A virus called Da Vinci that, when launched, would cause Ellingson Mineral tankers to capsize, was to be blamed on innocent hackers. But this virus was really the smoke screen, right? What could be so vitally important to protect that someone would create such a nasty, antisocial, very uncool virus program? But why? Could it be to cover the tracks of this worm program? A worm that was to steal 25 million bucks. The password for this hungry little sucker belongs to Margo Wallace head of public relations for Ellingson Mineral, and Eugene Belford, computer security officer. What's this? Is this the unnamed account in the Bahamas where the money was to be stashed? I think so. Unlucky! Yo, I kind of feel like God.