Despite all the plot movement and exciting twists, the latest episode of Mr. Robot was once again, a little light on the hacking! The best and only true hack in episode four was further evidence that Mr. Robot and the Dark Army used a serious, real-world Apache Struts remote code execution vulnerability (CVE-2013-2251) to pwn E Corp’s shipping web application for the Stage 2 … [Read more...]
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A Motherlode of Geeky Easter Eggs in Mr. Robot Season 3, Episode 3
Episode 3 of TV cyber thriller Mr. Robot didn’t feature any new hacks, but revisited several old ones and included plenty of other nods to geek and hacker culture (plus, we get to learn what Tyrell did during his missing bits from Season 2!). Our CTO Corey Nachreiner reviewed all of these elements and more in his weekly ‘Mr. Robot Rewind’ column in GeekWire. Head over there to … [Read more...]
Elliot Monitors the FBI Monitoring His Monitor in Mr. Robot Season 3, Episode 2
Mr. Robot season three keeps speeding along like an overclocked Alienware rig, maintaining its fast-paced plot throughout episode two while dropping plenty of new hacks along the way. As always, WatchGuard’s CTO, Corey Nachreiner, examines the technical accuracy of each show in his weekly Mr. Robot Rewind article series. One hack that played out pretty true to life this week … [Read more...]
How to Keep Your Geek Going During the Mr. Robot Off Season
As we mop up all of the tears Tyrell Wellick left on the floor during the season two finale, and ponder Angela’s allegiances, the reality is sinking in that Mr. Robot season 2 has come to an end. Dang it, where’s that mop again (sniff, sniff). While we’ll have to wait until next year to find out what Whiterose truly wants, we’re not letting the hibernation of TV’s best … [Read more...]
An Explosive End to Season 2 of Mr. Robot
Mr. Robot season two ended with a bang. In the show’s typical fashion, when the screen faded to black, we were left with more questions than answers. But now there’s a seemingly endless stretch of time to contemplate them before the story resumes next summer. Is this the end for Elliot? What is Angela really up to? Can they actually pull off a successful Phase II? All of … [Read more...]