Hacking

Hacking is a mission activity prominently featured in Grand Theft Auto V and Grand Theft Auto Online.

Description
Hacking is an activity that consists of breaking security codes to get information or access.

Interactive Hacking Minigame
The player connects their Cellphone to whatever device they are attempting to hack. An interface is presented and the player must navigate to their "external device".

There are up to three hacking applications depending on the device being hacked:


 * HackConnect.exe, Establishes a connection - consists of matching an octet of numbers from a constantly horizontally scrolling 8x10 grid of numbers (presumably intended to represent the IP address of the computer).


 * BruteForce.exe, A password cracker - consists of 8 vertically scrolling letters with a single highlighted red letter in each column. Stopping each column on its highlighted letter reveals the password of the computer.
 * Down&Out.exe - non interactive, presumably just downloads the information.

Each application has a time limit to be successfully completed. Failure to complete each step within the allocated time will either result in failure or a return to the beginning of the process.

Heist Hackers
Hackers are also employed as crew members in Story Mode Heists but there is no player controlled interaction of their role until the subtle option of The Big Score, when there is a unique hacking program that makes the player take control of traffic lights.

Grand Theft Auto V

 * The Bureau Raid (Roof Entry)
 * The Big Score

Grand Theft Auto Online

 * Chemical Extraction
 * Hack and Dash
 * Rich Men in Richman
 * Stocks and Scares
 * The Los Santos Connection

Notable Hacker Characters

 * Zero
 * Lester Crest
 * Rickie Lukens
 * Paige Harris
 * Christian Feltz

Trivia

 * When using BruteForce, several eight-letter words are used for passwords. Examples are;
 * DEADLOCK
 * SENTINEL
 * CREAMPIE
 * MORPHEUS