How do Elliot Alderson and Cisco communicate with dark army in Mr. Robot?

Is it IRC or some other mode of communication? I assume its not IRC because IRC is not at all secure, it's just plain text sharing.

Is this mode of communication secure and encrypted? In the series we can see a terminal on which they login to "some service" with a handle?

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Best Answer

Yes they use IRC. It's a common communication method for hackers and devious sorts. IRL the hacking semi-group Anonymous uses/used it. The TV show even set up a augmented reality game using the IRC channel that Elliot uses in the show.

It doesn't need to be encrypted as they are talking in code and route through multiple servers to reach it. But IRC does support encrypted communication and administrative privileges and user control, so it could be secure.

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What happens to the Dark Army in Mr. Robot?

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Who is Elliot talking to in Mr. Robot?

Since the beginning of the series, Elliot has been talking to whoever is watching, but he's not talking to an audience. He's talking to one person, someone he only calls "friend," presumably you \u2014 the viewer.

What chat do they use in Mr. Robot?

Wickr. Wickr is an end-to-end encrypted chat app with features such as adjustable expiration time for messages. It is used by fsociety in season 2 for secure communication.

What is the Dark Army in Mr. Robot?

In order to engineer an economic revolution, fsociety joins forces with the Dark Army, a group of hackers hailing from China. The leader of the Dark Army is whiterose (played by B.D. Wong), a transgender woman who remains closeted, choosing to publicly present herself as Zhang, the male Chinese Minister of Defense.

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