Cyberwar

Tapping into the geopolitics of hacking and surveillance, Ben Makuch travels the world to meet with hackers, government officials, and dissidents to investigate the ecosystem of cyberwarfare.

2016 HD 24min TV-14 United States English

Ben Makuch

Documentary

internet culture cyber terrorism

S1E1 - Who is Anonymous? 2016-07-05

The notorious hacktivist collective Anonymous has targeted everyone from PayPal to the FBI. But a string of arrests have crippled the group. So who is Anonymous now?

S1E2 - The Sony Hack 2016-07-12

Sony Pictures was hacked and the U.S. blamed North Korea. But the governments evidence wasnt all that convincing, and many hackers and computer experts still have doubts.

S1E3 - Cyber Mercenaries 2016-07-19

Authoritarian regimes are using spyware tools bought from private companies in the West. Hacker PhineasFisher targeted these companies to reveal their deals to suppress dissent.

S1E4 - Hacked by China 2016-07-26

From Google to the government, China has hacked many American networks. But there’s a difference between spying and stealing intellectual property.

S1E5 - Syria's Cyber Battlefields 2016-08-02

On the frontlines of one of the worlds bloodiest conflicts, a parallel war is being fought in cyberspace. Is Syrias cyber battlefield creating a model for the wars of the future?

S1E6 - Stuxnet the Digital Weapon 2016-08-09

Stuxnet was a sophisticated cyber attack on an Iranian nuclear plant that may have changed the nature of warfare forever.

S1E7 - Hacking the Infrastructure 2016-08-16

As Iran ramps up its offensive cyber operations, American critical infrastructure is increasingly vulnerable to attacks.

S1E8 - America's Elite Hacking Force 2016-08-23

Tailored Access Operations, or TAO, is the NSAs elite hacking force. TAO employs some of Americas best hackers--so who are their targets?

S1E9 - The Zero Day Market 2016-10-25

“Zero days” are bugs in software that hackers use to break into systems. Some are valued at up to a million dollars, with both buyers and sellers shrouded in secrecy.

S1E10 - Anonymous vs. ISIS 2016-11-01

In a war with ISIS online, is Anonymous working with the U.S. government?

S1E11 - The Ashley Madison Hack 2016-11-15

After Ashley Madison, a hook-up site for married people, got hacked, its users werent the only ones exposed - turns out the cheating site may have been cheating its own customers.

S1E12 - Israel: Cyber Nation 2016-11-22

Israel is one of the world’s cyber super powers. So how did this tiny nation grow so strong – and who is it targeting?

S1E13 - Lights Out in Ukraine 2016-11-29

A cyber attack on Ukraines power grid leaves thousands of people in the dark as a military conflict involving Russia rages in the east.

S1E14 - Crime & Government: Russia's Hackers 2016-12-06

Russian cybercrime is big business – and some say hackers get a pass when they work double duty for Putin and his geopolitical ambitions.

S1E15 - The Future of War 2016-12-13

Exploring how wars of the future might be fought with autonomous machines, drones and weapons that can act on their own and whether its ever OK to write code that can kill.

S1E16 - The Race for Artificial Intelligence 2016-12-20

From self-driving cars to Siri, a race is on to build more powerful AI, but some warn we could be programming our own extinction.

S2E1 - The Great Meme War 2017-10-03

Ben Makuch shows how memes are the Alt-Rights most powerful weapon in Americas online culture war--reshaping the political and ideological landscape.

S2E2 - Who Hacked the DNC 2017-10-10

We know Russia hacked the DNC to try to influence the election. Ben Makuch travels from D.C. to Moscow to track down the hackers who actually pulled it off.

S2E3 - Putin Trumps America 2017-10-17

NATO troops amass along Russias borders as U.S. officials grapple with Putins election meddling. How will a battle that started in cyberspace play out on the ground?

S2E4 - Activists vs. The Surveillance State 2017-10-24

Intelligence agencies partner with companies to spy on American citizens. But a few brave activists are risking it all to fight this growing cyber-surveillance industrial complex.

S2E5 - The Internet of Things Apocalypse 2017-10-31

5 million new gadgets are connected to the net daily. Each one on your network is a potential doorway for hackers. Are the new smart devices worth the risk?

S2E6 - The US & WikiLeaks 2017-11-07

The worlds most powerful government vs. the internets most influential whistleblower site. Is Americas war on Wikileaks an attack on journalism and free speech?

S2E7 - Cyber Kill Lists 2017-11-14

America builds a global killing machine, using data to identify and take out suspected terrorists. Ben heads to Pakistan to see how the CIA and NSA put together the kill list.

S2E8 - Mexico's War on Watchdogs 2017-11-21

The government of Mexico buys hacking tools in its fight against cartels. So why is their spyware showing up on the phones of journalists exposing government corruption?

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