But has the new Christian Slater hacker drama taken things too far?
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Last year, WIRED met a casino hacker making millions off slot machines.
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To create a malicious botnet, a hacker must first compromise several computers.
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At some point, a hacker found some major flaws in my code.
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The popularity of martial arts in the hacker culture deserves special mention.
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That's according to Mr Marc Rogers, a Canadian forensic psychology expert at the University of Manitoba specialising in computer hackers and cyber-terrorists.
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Almost all government statements about possible future cyberwars have focused on the need for strong defensive measures against attacks from hostile governments or "cyber-terrorists".