This researcher found a way to change what pixels you see on your PC monitor. That hack ended up on 'Mr. Robot'

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This researcher found a way to change what pixels you see on your PC monitor. That hack ended up on 'Mr. Robot'
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Computer security is, for most people, a pretty niche subject but the real exploit ended up being a plot point on Amazon Prime's 'Mr. Robot.'

Ang Cui, CEO of security firm Red Balloon, specialises in trying to make embedded systems more secure.

The average TV showrunner probably doesn't spend a lot of time browsing GitHub, the code repository beloved by developers and security researchers. "When these episodes air, I don't watch the episodes, I keep my eye on Reddit and Twitter and see what people are saying about it,"Adana and Esmail's attention to detail meant 15 minutes of fame for one real-world security expert and his company, whose exploit was incorporated into Mr. Robot's third series in 2017.In"Mr.

"There's a small computer inside the monitor itself," Cui explained to Business Insider."It's a general-purposes embedded computer. It runs on an operating system that very few people on the planet know about, or are aware is inside this thing. It not only controls how the monitor displays pixels, it also sees every pixel that's being shown."

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