Hackers, the movie starring a very young Angelina Jolie, was an endearing mess. It was a bunch of Hollywood executives trying to connect with the kids, and thinking that their tinkering with computers was just so adorable. Well, the shoe's on the other foot now. We've reached the stage in life where computer hackers are actually something to really fear.
It's no longer a hobby of the young, pimply, and disaffected. Hackers are stealing millions of dollars in Bitcoin, uncovering everyone's dirty little secrets, and even meddling in elections. Oh, and holding nuclear power plants to ransom. Does that sound cute to you? They might try and make them look like kids in masks in the paper, but hacking is now a serious business.