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People are having a field day after Netflix's Money Heist featured Pakistani hackers

People are having a field day after Netflix's Money Heist featured Pakistani hackers

We find out that a team of 65 members based in Islamabad is helping the Professor track the data the gang needs.
Updated 22 Jul, 2019

After successful two seasons, Netflix series, Money Heist released their third season yesterday.

Spoiler Alert

The third season began with Rio being captured by the police due to which gang finally reunites. The first episode ended with €140 million showering from the sky as a sign to let the public know that the gang is back. The professor further showed his face to the public in order to gain their trust and succeed in the mission.

The second episode of the new season is even more thrilling to watch because it features Pakistan!

We find out that a team of 65 members based in Islamabad is helping the Professor (Álvaro Morte) track the data the gang needs to win in the absence of Rio (Miguel Herrán).

One of the character's, Tokyo (Úrsula Corberó), narrates, “With money to invest in R&D, you can achieve wonderful things. 3 weeks prior to the heist, we were inside both the CNI’s and the police’s mobile phone apps like WhatsApp."

“We can activate their microphones, cameras and GPS. It took less than an hour to take over the defense staff’s telecommunications. The work Rio used to do was now done by 65 Pakistanis. They are geniuses, thanks to them, we had access to everything.”

Here's how Pakistani Twitter users reacted:

While we were definitely excited initially, we have mixed feelings about this scene because come on, one man used to do the work that they now need 65 Pakistanis for? Give our hackers and their expertise some credit. Hey, at least, they called us 'geniuses'!

Comments

M. Saeed Jul 20, 2019 05:11pm
Remember two Pakistani brothers in early 80s had invented the hacking, then called Computer virus.
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Anonymouseee Jul 20, 2019 07:48pm
Pakistan in reality produces one of the brightest minds in the world:
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Sameer Jul 20, 2019 08:36pm
Islamabad? Really!? Not to offend anyone but the best of the best in cyber sec are in Khi!
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Zak Jul 20, 2019 09:53pm
We are geniuses, that's true. The world is slowly finding out.
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A. Khan Jul 20, 2019 09:54pm
@Sameer Relax its a tv serial based on fiction not fact.
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Danish khan Jul 21, 2019 06:22am
the professer the professer..what a actor he is...i just whait for season 4..THE WAR IS BEGIUN...
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Danish khan Jul 21, 2019 06:24am
is the best..i am waiting .season 4..the war begun
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Sheikh Sa'adi Jul 21, 2019 09:33pm
@Anonymouseee Apparently no one has discovered them. Not the Universities. Not the big corporations. Certainly not the Nobel Committee.
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shubs Jul 24, 2019 02:06am
When it comes down to salvaging pride (really?) from passing mentions in US tv shows, you know that the clutching at straws has got really desperate...
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