Cybercriminals steal millions of credit card numbers every year. Major retail outlets fall to cyberattacks every few months. And the biggest story over the holidays was North Korea’s alleged hacking of Sony to stop it from releasingThe Interview.
So making a movie like Blackhat makes sense. Audiences are ready for a realistic film about hackers. People want to know about cyberthreats, and they’re ready for a movie to explain these complicated dangers in a sensible, understandable manner.
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