Hackers (1995)

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Dade is only 11 years old when he hacks into 1,507 computer systems. As a consequence, he is arrested and banned from using computers or telephones until his 18th birthday. But just when he turns 18, he moves to New York, and meets a group of young anticapitalist hackers, including the edgy and competitive Kate “Acid Burn” Libby – played by a young Angelina Jolie. Things spiral when a friend accidentally hacks into a corporate system and uncovers a plot to release a destructive virus. Blamed for the crime, the group must rely on their hacking skills to reveal the true responsible party, a corrupt cybersecurity executive, before the authorities get them.