>_ MR. ROBOT DISASSEMBLEDThe archive

Mr. Robot: Disassembled

A behind-the-scenes look at the hacks in Mr. Robot, and the real-world tools, techniques, and incidents that inspired them.

By Ryan Kazanciyan
Technical consultant on seasons 2 & 3

Start with the season 3 premiere

01 / Episode archive

Season 3, disassembled.

9 entries
  1. 01

    eps3.0_power-saver-mode.h

    A behind-the-scenes look at the hacks in “eps3.0_power-saver-mode.h”

  2. 02

    eps3.1_undo.gz

    A behind-the-scenes look at the hacks in “eps3.1_undo.gz” — from social engineering and firmware analysis to rootkits and hardware…

  3. 03

    eps3.2_legacy.so

    A behind-the-scenes look at the hacks in “eps3.2_legacy.so” , and how they link back to last season.

  4. 04

    eps3.3_m3tadata.par2

    A behind-the-scenes look at the hacks in “eps3.3_m3tadata.par2”, and their similarity to one of 2017’s most-publicized breaches.

  5. 05

    3.4_Runtime-Error.R00

    A behind-the-scenes look at the hacks in “3.4_Runtime-Error.R00” and their frightening basis in reality.

  6. 06

    eps3.5_kill-process.inc

    A behind-the-scenes look at the hacks in “eps3.5_kill-process.inc”, as Elliot fights to stop the Dark Army from executing Stage 2.

  7. 07

    eps3.6_fredrick+tanya.chk

    A behind-the-scenes look at the hacks in “eps3.6_fredrick+tanya.chk”, and how we try to keep it real — but not -too- real.

  8. 08

    eps3.8_stage3.torrent

    A behind-the-scenes look at the hacks in “eps3.8_stage3.torrent”, featuring memory forensics, rootkits, fuzzing, covert C2, and more!

  9. 09

    eps3.9_shutdown -r

    A behind-the-scenes look at the hacks in “eps3.9_shutdown -r” as season 3 of Mr. Robot draws to a close.

02 / Looking back

Before Stage 2.

Season 2
  1. 01

    Lookback: Building the firmware hack for Mr. Robot’s season 2 finale

    Hello again, friend! I originally wrote this behind-the-scenes look at the “stage 2” hack in September 2016, shortly after the season…