Press Release for Unauthorized Access
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"Unauthorized Access [is] a documentary that tells the story of the
computer underground from our side, it captures the hacker world from
Hamburg to Los Angeles and virtually everywhere in between." - 2600 - The
Hacker Quarterly

Computers are becoming an integral part of our everyday existence. They are
used to store and send a multitude of information, from credit reports and
bank withdrawals, to personal letters and highly sensitive military
documents. So how secure are our computer systems? 

The computer hacker is an expert at infiltrating secured systems,such as
those at AT&T, TRW, NASA or the DMV. Most computer systems that have a
telephone connection have been under siege at one time or another, many
without their owner's knowledge. The really good hackers can reroute the
telephone systems, obtain highly sensitive corporate and government
documents, download individual's credit reports, make free phone calls
globally, read private electronic mail and corporate bulletins and get away
without ever leaving a trace. 

So who are these hackers? Just exactly WHAT do they do and WHY do they do
it? Are they really a threat? What do they DO with the information that
they obtain? What are the consequences of their actions? Are hackers simply
playing an intellectual game of chess or are hackers using technology to
fight back and take control ofa bureaucratic system that has previously
appeared indestructible? 

Unauthorized Access is a documentary that demistifies the hype and
propaganda surrounding the computer hacker. Shot in 15 cities and 4
countries, the film hopes to expose the truths of this sub-culture focusing
on the hackers themselves. Unauthorized Access is a view from inside the
global underground.

Film includes:

Phiber Optik
Phiber Optik at WBAI Radio
Noah
Omega 
Count Zero
Agent Steal
U.F.O Conspiracies
Hacking 
Demon Dialing with BillSF
Lockpicking
2600
HoHo Con
Trashing
Hack-Tic
Hacking at the End of the Universe
The Nuclear Bomb Shelter
Coffee Shop in Amsterdam!
Semiphone
FoeBud
The Arrival in Hamburg
Ponton Media Labs