--- title: "Are ANY hacking scenes actually good?" url: https://daily.dev/posts/are-any-hacking-scenes-actually-good--nvjggetlj source_url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XIXb9tCgwHw type: video:youtube source: "John Hammond" published: 2026-06-03T13:10:58.377Z updated: 2026-06-03T13:11:18.063Z tags: ["security", "cyber"] reading_time: 42 upvotes: 0 comments: 0 language: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Are ANY hacking scenes actually good? **[John Hammond](https://daily.dev/sources/johnhammond)** · 42 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Two cybersecurity professionals review hacking scenes from movies and TV shows — including NCIS, Sneakers, Transformers, The Core, The Matrix, Mr. Robot, and Skyfall — rating each for technical realism. They discuss what's plausible (voice cloning via AI, SSH exploits, nmap, social engineering, steganography in audio files) versus pure Hollywood fiction (two people typing on one keyboard, 'DoD level 9 encryption', polymorphic engine visualizations). Mr. Robot earns the highest marks for accuracy, having used real tools like SET and Metasploit with actual cybersecurity consultants including Dave Kennedy. The NCIS and Skyfall scenes score near zero for realism. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Cybersecurity films that need to be made](https://daily.dev/posts/cybersecurity-films-that-need-to-be-made-wlofnigwe) · Security Boulevard · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Movies Featuring the Nmap Security Scanner](https://daily.dev/posts/movies-featuring-the-nmap-security-scanner-jah5cbti6) · Hacker News · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#security](https://daily.dev/tags/security), [#cyber](https://daily.dev/tags/cyber) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/are-any-hacking-scenes-actually-good--nvjggetlj)