"Operation Takedown" (also known as Takedown) is a 2000 cybercrime thriller based on the book Takedown by John Markoff and Tsutomu Shimomura. The film dramatizes the real-life capture of Kevin Mitnick, a notorious hacker.
Kevin Mitnick (played by Skeet Ulrich) is a highly skilled hacker and fugitive on the run from the FBI. Using his expertise in social engineering and hacking, he infiltrates secure computer systems, steals data, and evades authorities. However, his actions catch the attention of cybersecurity expert Tsutomu Shimomura (played by Russell Wong), whose own system is hacked by Mitnick.
Determined to stop him, Shimomura teams up with the FBI to track Mitnick down. The film follows their intense cat-and-mouse game, showcasing Mitnick’s hacking prowess, law enforcement’s efforts to apprehend him, and the ethical dilemmas of cybersecurity. Eventually, Mitnick is captured in 1995, marking the downfall of one of the most infamous hackers of his time.
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