Mr. Robot
WARNING: SPOILERS
- Mr. Robot's Netflix 'n' Hack – Let Mr. Robot teach you how to hack and how to stop hackers from hacking you!
Software used
| Software | Purpose | Episode(s) |
|---|---|---|
| american fuzzy lop | fuzzing tool | |
| Anyterm | remote access to consoles through browsers | |
| Apache Struts | MVC framework to develop web applications | |
| Apache Tomcat | Java web server | |
| Beta Bot | Botnet command and control software | S3E9 |
| bluesniff | Bluetooth hacking tool | |
| cloacked-pixel | Steganography detection tool | S3E10 |
| CURL | interact with internet sites in the command line | |
| Cygwin | Linux tools compiled for Windows | S3E2 |
| ELK Stack | Monitoring combining Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana | S3E5 |
| FlexiSpy | phone spying software | |
| htop | Linux process monitor | |
| IDA Pro | reverse engineering | S3E2 |
| iodine | tunnel IPv4 through DNS | S3E9 |
| Kali Linux | Hacking Linux distribution | |
| Kibana | Monitoring | S3E5 |
| Linux Mint | Desktop Linux distribution | S3E9 |
| Logstash | Log collection tool | S3E5 |
| LUKS | Linux encryption software | S3E10 |
| Meterpreter | Metasploit remote exploit shell execution | |
| OpenWRT | Linux on routers | |
| osTicket | Ticket system | S1E8 |
| Outlook Web Access | web client for Microsoft Office Exchange/Outlook | S3E2 |
| PuTTY | shell access client | S3E5 |
| PyCharm | Python IDE | S1E4 |
| PyLyrics | Python script to download lyrics | S3E10 |
| Pwnix | Android distribution for hacking | S2E9 |
| radare | Reverse Engineering | S2E12 |
| rkhunter | Rootkit checker | S3E2 |
| scp | copy files over the network | |
| Social Engineer Toolkit | tools for attacks against humans | |
| Shodan | Vulnerability Search Engine | S3E1 |
| SSH | remote shell access | |
| Thunderbird | mail program | S1E9 |
| TOR | Anonymised network | S2E7 |
| Ubuntu Kylin | Chinese version of Ubuntu Linux | S3E9 |
| vim | text editor | |
| Volatility Framework | memory forensics | S3E9 |
| wifite | WLAN hacking tool | |
| Wickr | phone messaging application with self destroying messages | |
| Xpdf | pdf viewer for Linux/Unix | S3E10 |
| xxd | Hex dump software | S3E10 |
see also:
- Software used in Mr. Robot (AlternativeTo)
- Howto: Mr. Robot Hacks (Nullbyte)
Hardware used
| Name | purpose | Episode(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Blackberry | Colby's phone | S1E1 |
| Dell Optiplex GX280 | desktop PC | S1E7 |
| Gigabyte GK-FORCE K7 Stealth | Gaming keyboard | |
| HTC One M8 | smartphone (used by Gideon) | S1E8 |
| MaxiProx 5375 | RFID reader (turned into the "Tastic RFID Thief") | |
| MultiBlue Dongle | USB Bluetooth V3.0 HiD PC Keyboard and Mouse Switch | |
| Pwn Phone 2014 | LG Nexus 5 phone preinstalled with Pwnix | |
| Raspberry Pi | single board computer | |
| ROCCAT Savu | mouse | |
| Rubber Ducky | keyboard input | |
| Samsung Galaxy S5 | smartphone | |
| USB Keylogger | logs keyboard input | S3E10 |
Episodes
WARNING: SPOILERS
Season 1
- Where Is My Mind is a song also played at the end of Fight Club
Eps1.1_ones-and-zer0es.mpeg
Season 2
eps2.3_logic-b0mb.hc
eps2.5_h4ndshake.sme
Season 3
eps3.1_undo.gz
- Mr. Robot Disassembled: eps3.1_undo.gz by Ryan Kazanciyan
- .gz is the extension for a Gzip-compressed file
3.4_Runtime-Error.R00
- Mr. Robot Disassembled: 3.4_Runtime-Error.R00 by Ryan Kazanciyan
- .R00 is the extension for the first file of a multi-part RAR archive
eps3.5_kill-process.inc
- Mr. Robot Disassembled: eps3.5_kill-process.inc by Ryan Kazanciyan
- Whiterose and Prince stay in Mar-a-Lago and reference Trump ("I passed that buffoon of an owner in the lobby")
eps3.6_fredrick+tanya.chk
- Mr. Robot Disassembled: eps3.6_fredrick+tanya.chk by Ryan Kazanciyan
eps3.8_stage3.torrent
- Mr. Robot disassembled: eps3.8_stage3.torrent by Ryan Kazanciyan
eps3.9_shutdown -r
- Mr. Robot Disassembled: eps3.9_shutdown -r by Ryan Kazanciyan
Season 4
- The L of Allsafe is dropped, so it could mean "Al(derson is) safe."
- The names of this season's episode correspond to HTTP Client Error Codes
References
- Allsafe could be a reference to "it's all safe"
- 5/9 spelled out like this is a reference to 9/11, the day the World Trade Center was hit by planes
- the hacker group fsociety references the real life Anonymous collective
- LulzSec got busted IRL
Characters
WARNING: SPOILERS
Elliott
- Calls himself Ollie when he meets Tyrell's wife
- Surname could be a reference to the Alderson loop, an infinite loop where an exit condition is available but not accessible
- "An example would be when there is a menu stating, “Select 1-3 or 9 to quit” and 9 is not allowed by the function that takes the selection from the user." (source: jargon file)
- Impersonates himself as tech wiz Sam Sepiol when he goes to the backup facility
- handle samsepi0l
Darlene
- handle D0loresH4ze
Side characters
| Cisco | Darlene's boyfriend, name reference to Cisco Networks, American network gear manufacturer |
|---|---|
| Frank Cody | Newscaster, parody of Alex Jones |
| Leon | could be a reference to Leon, the professional |
| Michael Hansen | Krista's ex, used the dating site Ashley Madison, which got hacked in 2015 |
Organisations
WARNING: SPOILERS see also: Organizations in the Fandom wiki
| E corp | also called Evil Corp or F Corp, parody of ex-conglomerate Enron |
|---|---|
| Steel Mountain | Parody of Iron Mountain, data center and backup services |
Alternate Reality Game
- r/ARGsociety subreddit