“Blackhat” the movie is directed by Michael Mann and starring Chris Hemsworth of Thor fame. The story line involves the U.S. governments decision to release a jailed computer genius to take on those responsible for a series of devastating hacking incidents against several high-profile targets. There has been a surprisingly long history of movies involving cybercriminals and government security threats, with one of the earliest ones dating back nearly 20 years ago. The real challenge is for people making these kinds of movies to aim for a certain timelessness.”]
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