Cringe-worthy clips

[Spursingham]

So whats your most Cringe-worthy clips from TV shows and Movies?

I'm sure a lot of people here FacePalm when it comes to shows trying use technology. Hacking in-particular can be pretty hilarious.

A mate showed me a few clips from the film 'Catwoman' with Halle Berry.
I only found out this film existed over the weekend.

This is just awful:

There was another scene with Catnip which I cant find.

To be fair to Halle Berry, she took it well accepting an award at the Razzies.

 

[Malevolence]

So many.

Although check out the blackboard at 1:49.

 

[Squark]

Pretty much all of Spiderman 3

 

[Bubo]

Independance Day virus.

 

[OhEsEcks]

Hacking in-particular can be pretty hilarious.

Don't get me started. All I will say is that the only films that include hacking that I have seen, that do a good job of it are The Matrix, when Trinity is using NMAP (a network mapping tool) to exploit an SSH bug (which did exist) and Wargames. The worst? Swordfish. Without a doubt. Not only was it just an all round **** movie, but the hacking scene cemented it as the ****tiest movie with a hacking scene.

 

[oldbag]

I think in one of the Matrix parts, Trinity ssh's as root. Who allows ssh -l root?? Duh.

 

[OhEsEcks]

I think in one of the Matrix parts, Trinity ssh's as root. Who allows ssh -l root?? Duh.

And the bug she was exploiting: http://packetstormsecurity.com/advisories/bindview/adv_ssh1crc.txt that allows remote root.

 

[oldbag]

haha, pretty weak the matrix uses sshv1 and "passwordAuthentication yes". It should use keys and v2.

 

[K1LLSW1TCH]

Pretty much all of Spiderman 3

^^

So much cringe, especially the part where he's strutting down the street.

 

[OhEsEcks]

haha, pretty weak the matrix uses sshv1 and "passwordAuthentication yes". It should use keys and v2.

Did sshv2 exist when they made that movie (which was 2003)?

 

[Pighardia]

^^

So much cringe, especially the part where he's strutting down the street.

No doubt I am on my own, but I thought that scene worked...Proof that Sam Raimi was still in there somewhere.

Overall, the film was crap though, I agree.

 

[Spursingham]

Independance Day virus.

This didn't really bother me. I think I'd even go as far as saying I like the laughing skull bit.

Pretty much all of Spiderman 3

Defo this! especially the part with the English News reporter complaining about the "brutality of it"

I think the likes of CSI are the worst for this sort of thing:


LOL.

 

[oldbag]

Did sshv2 exist when they made that movie (which was 2003)?

http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=...EwAQ#v=onepage&q=sshv2 first released&f=false

 

[OhEsEcks]

http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=...EwAQ#v=onepage&q=sshv2 first released&f=false

Absolutely crazy that it was released in 1996, but didn't become a proposed (not even a mandatory) industry standard until a decade later.

 

[oldbag]

I don't think it's mandatory to use 2 over 1 is it?

 

[OhEsEcks]

I don't think it's mandatory to use 2 over 1 is it?

Version 1 has the CRC32 bug which can be exploited to allow remote root access (which is what Trinity is doing in that screenshot above), so while it's not mandatory (and just a proposal by the IETF), it's a given that you should be using 2 if you want a secure system.

Though you're right about them using SSHv1 for the film. What system at that time would have been using it? None. Or very few which had really bad server admins. But it is probably one of the best examples of hacking on screen I've seen and depicts it in a realistic manner when compared to other films. Like Swordfish. Hugh Jackman getting drunk and hacking like he's playing a Chopin piece. The only good thing about that film was Halle Berry's ****.