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Cultural Influences “Hack the Gibson” is a phrase used in the movie that refers to the hacking of a Gibson supercomputer, a fictional brand of supercomputer probably referring to science fiction author William Gibson, father of the cyberpunk genre and coiner of the term “cyberspace”. It is used colloquially to impugn an achievement, particularly as regards to computers (for example, “Brian thought he was totally hacking the Gibson but ended up formatting his hard drive instead”). * The Outer Limits episode briefly seen and heard earlier in the film is The Architects of Fear. * The English tagline (Their Crime is Curiosity) is taken from a line of the Hacker Manifesto (“My crime is that of curiosity”), published in Phrack magazine, issue 07, file 03 in 1986.[3] * The handle Crash Override is taken from Flash Override, the highest priority level in the Autovon system. * The handle The Plague is taken from a member of a hacker group called Masters of Deception (MoD). * The Plague’s given name Eugene Belford is inspired by that of real-life Unix security expert Eugene Spafford, a controversial figure to the hacking community. * Hacker Bill From RNOC, also known as Dave Buchwald, worked as a technical hacker consultant on set and behind the scenes, coaching the cast and assisting the crew during pre-production and filming.