How does the hacker screen work?

Every key you press prints a few more characters of convincing-looking code, so even random mashing looks like expert typing. Left alone, it keeps typing slowly by itself.

How do I show ACCESS GRANTED?

Press Enter three times in a row for a green ACCESS GRANTED banner, or Backspace three times for a red ACCESS DENIED. Press any other key to clear it.

Is the hacker prank safe?

Yes. It is only a web page that prints made-up text. Nothing is hacked, installed or changed, and Esc or a click closes it straight away.

Hacker screen

A green-on-black terminal that pours out code as fast as you can mash the keyboard. Look like a movie hacker, or leave it running on a friend's screen.

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root@mainframe: ~● REC

$ ssh -p 2222 [email protected]
Connecting to 10.13.37.42:2222 ... connected.
Negotiating cipher suite ... chacha20-poly1305
[+] Handshake complete. Session id 0x7f3a9c21

root@mainframe:~# ./bypass --target firewall --mode stealth
[*] Mapping ingress rules ...█

TRACE ROUTE38%

01192.0.2.14FRANKFURT
02198.51.100.7REYKJAVIK
03203.0.113.52SINGAPORE

SYS MONITOR30 MB/s

CPU0

CPU1

CPU2

CPU3

MEMORY 0x7F3A9C20READ

Click anywhere or press Esc to exit

Type anything — every key prints more code. Enter ×3 shows ACCESS GRANTED, Backspace ×3 shows ACCESS DENIED.

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How to use it

Set the scene

Open this page on their computer and press Fullscreen (or F11). The screen fills edge to edge.
Walk away

Push the mouse pointer to a screen edge, leave the room, and let the scene do the work.
Reveal it

Click anywhere or press Esc to exit. Nothing was installed or changed on the computer.

Frequently asked questions

How does the hacker screen work?: Every key you press prints a few more characters of convincing-looking code, so even random mashing looks like expert typing. Left alone, it keeps typing slowly by itself.
How do I show ACCESS GRANTED?: Press Enter three times in a row for a green ACCESS GRANTED banner, or Backspace three times for a red ACCESS DENIED. Press any other key to clear it.
Is the hacker prank safe?: Yes. It is only a web page that prints made-up text. Nothing is hacked, installed or changed, and Esc or a click closes it straight away.

Black Screen of Death

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The newer, even more confusing relative of the BSOD. Almost no text, just a blinking cursor — perfect for the briefest, most alarming silence.

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Broken screen

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A web of convincing cracks rendered right on the glass. Great for short videos, photo composites, or a really mean April Fool's.

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Blue Screen of Death

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A pixel-perfect Windows Blue Screen of Death. Set it up before you walk away from a friend's laptop. Click anywhere to escape — they don't need to know that.