Ask HN: Media recommendations for hackers

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Hi HN, do you have any recommendations of interesting and entertaining {movies, books, podcasts, etc.} for a hacker.

I'm thinking something along the lines of either Zero Days from 2016 [1], a documentary about Stuxnet. Or something like the talk from James Mickens about IoT security that was recently shared here [2].

[1]: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5446858/

[2]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17785162

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Without any doubt, I'd recommend the following books:

- 'Countdown to Zero Day: Stuxnet and the Launch of the World's First Digital Weapon' by Kim Zetter.

- 'The Cuckoo’s Egg: Tracking a Spy Through the Maze of Computer Espionage' by Clifford Stoll.

Both of these books are old-school infosec stories, and both are well worth the time. If I remember correctly, I listened to Countdown to Zero Day over a few days on Audible, and read The Cuckoo's Egg in one or two sittings in paperback.

look for we are legion

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/We_Are_Legion

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2177843/

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