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Weird name collision with the Crash Override Network and Zoe Quinn's book. I'm curious about the provenance of the name, as the article seems to suggest the se
by Pfhreak 9y ago
Weird name collision with the Crash Override Network and Zoe Quinn's book.
I'm curious about the provenance of the name, as the article seems to suggest the security researchers provided the name.
[Edit]: I show my cultural ignorance -- it appears both are likely a reference to Hackers, based on the responses below.
- rangersanger 9y agoI immediately thought of Dade "Zero Cool" Murphy and Acid Burn. And Angelina Jolie...
- jagermo 9y agoDepends on how many systems it crashed, I would say
- alschwalm 9y agoMaybe a reference to the protagonist from Hackers: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0113243/ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0113243/
- Sunset 9y agoA "developer" who calls messing around with a WSWYG html editor "game development" decides to crib an iconic name from the hacker ethos. Of course there will be collisions.