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Cyberwar

Cyberwar

★ 7.8/10•2016•24m•TV-14•Documentary•Crime
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Ben Makuch travels the world to meet with hackers, government officials, and dissidents to investigate the ecosystem of cyberwarfare.

StatusCanceled
Runtime24m
LanguageEN
First Air DateJul 5, 2016

Episodes

Episode 1 - Who is Anonymous?E124m

Who is Anonymous?

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?

Jul 5, 2016

Episode 2 - The Sony HackE224m

The Sony Hack

Sony Pictures was hacked and the U.S. blamed North Korea. But the government's evidence wasn't all that convincing, and many hackers and computer experts still have doubts.

Jul 12, 2016

Episode 3 - Cyber MercenariesE324m

Cyber Mercenaries

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.

Jul 19, 2016

Episode 4 - Hacked by ChinaE424m

Hacked by China

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

Jul 26, 2016

Episode 5 - Syria's Cyber BattlefieldsE524m

Syria's Cyber Battlefields

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

Aug 2, 2016

Episode 6 - Stuxnet the Digital WeaponE624m

Stuxnet the Digital Weapon

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

Aug 9, 2016

Episode 7 - Hacking the InfrastructureE724m

Hacking the Infrastructure

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

Aug 16, 2016

Episode 8 - America's Elite Hacking ForceE824m

America's Elite Hacking Force

Tailored Access Operations, or TAO, is the NSA's elite hacking force. TAO employs some of America's best hackers--so who are their targets?​​

Aug 23, 2016

Episode 9 - The Zero Day MarketE924m

The Zero Day Market

“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.

Oct 25, 2016

Episode 10 - Anonymous vs. ISISE1024m

Anonymous vs. ISIS

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

Nov 1, 2016

Episode 11 - The Ashley Madison HackE1124m

The Ashley Madison Hack

After Ashley Madison, a hook-up site for married people, got hacked, its users weren't the only ones exposed - turns out the cheating site may have been cheating its own customers.

Nov 15, 2016

Episode 12 - Israel: Cyber NationE1224m

Israel: Cyber Nation

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

Nov 22, 2016

Episode 13 - Lights Out in UkraineE1324m

Lights Out in Ukraine

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

Nov 29, 2016

Episode 14 - Crime & Government: Russia's HackersE1424m

Crime & Government: Russia's Hackers

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

Dec 6, 2016

Episode 15 - The Future of WarE1524m

The Future of War

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

Dec 13, 2016

Episode 16 - The Race for Artificial IntelligenceE1624m

The Race for Artificial Intelligence

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.

Dec 20, 2016

Actors

Ben Makuch

Himself

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