Absurd Movie Premises That Actually Happened. The Reality. In 1. Joint Chiefs of Staff authorized a "no notice" cyberattack exercise called Eligible Receiver. A team of 3. 5 hackers, called the Red Team, were hired to pose as North Korean operatives. They were ordered to attack the Pacific Command Headquarters and a bunch of secondary targets, including the Pentagon. They got in with ease. They did it by guessing passwords through trial and error, and if that didn't work, they just called and asked for access. Once inside the system, they created accounts for themselves, deleted official accounts, reformatted hard drives, scrambled data, shut networks down, read sensitive emails, disrupted phone service and "generally raised merry hell." And we're not talking about just annoying some IT staff and replacing people's desktop wallpaper with inter- species porn - - the hackers gained the ability to deny the Pentagon the ability to deploy forces. How is that possible!? Getty. Eh, war. What's it good for? But, you may say, these are hackers hired by the NSA, and this was a worst- case scenario of top- end operatives using the best hacking tools the NSA could provide. It's not like Anonymous could mount this kind of operation from their collective basements. Right? Actually, the members of the Red Team were told they could only use software available free online and were forbidden to even break any laws. As for the whole "shutting down the power grid" stuff, during mission debriefing, NSA officials found that the rest of the country's infrastructure was just as vulnerable as they made it look in Die Hard, and a similar attack could easily crash the power grid and damage the country's money supply. Getty. We doubt we'd notice much of a difference. Fortunately, the warnings sounded by Eligible Receiver were heard, safeguards were implemented, and U. S. government computers became impenetrable targets. Just kidding. A year later, 2. NASA, the Department of Energy and freaking nuclear weapons laboratories. The part about there being a John Mc. Clane to save us, that's real too, right? Right? He will rise again! If you like crass humor mixed with your intelligent observations, purchase our book. It’s Monday, which makes it a good day to channel your inner current-gen Mazda Miata: smiling on the outside, yet ready to give somebody a hardcore evil eye at any. TheINQUIRER publishes daily news, reviews on the latest gadgets and devices, and INQdepth articles for tech buffs and hobbyists. For more real- life situations that could make the silver screen, check out 5 Real Bank Heists Ripped Right Out of the Movies. Or find out where Tinsel Town gets it wrong in 5 Things Hollywood Thinks Computers Can Do. And stop by Linkstorm to learn about how 4. Chan is actually a microcosm for life. And don't forget to follow us on Facebook and Twitter to get sexy, sexy jokes sent straight to your news feed. Do you have an idea in mind that would make a great article? Then sign up for our writers workshop! Do you possess expert skills in image creation and manipulation? Mediocre? Even rudimentary? Are you frightened by MS Paint and simply have a funny idea? You can create an infograpic and you could be on the front page of Cracked. A man in east London was expecting a package from Amazon but the special delivery on his driveway was not what he’d ordered. After finding a bag filled with poop. ![]() The company's web and live chat resources are confusing and inaccurate. Asus phone support is better, but agents were slow to help us.![]()
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