Cyberwar(2016)

7.8
2 Seasons
DocumentaryCrime

Overview

Ben Makuch travels the world to meet with hackers, government officials, and dissidents to investigate the ecosystem of cyberwarfare.

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Episodes

Who is Anonymous?
Ep 1

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?

05/07/201624 min
The Sony Hack
Ep 2

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.

12/07/201624 min
Cyber Mercenaries
Ep 3

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.

19/07/201624 min
Hacked by China
Ep 4

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.

26/07/201624 min
Syria's Cyber Battlefields
Ep 5

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?

02/08/201624 min
Stuxnet the Digital Weapon
Ep 6

Stuxnet the Digital Weapon

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

09/08/201624 min
Hacking the Infrastructure
Ep 7

Hacking the Infrastructure

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

16/08/201624 min
America's Elite Hacking Force
Ep 8

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?​​

23/08/201624 min
The Zero Day Market
Ep 9

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.

25/10/201624 min
Anonymous vs. ISIS
Ep 10

Anonymous vs. ISIS

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

01/11/201624 min
The Ashley Madison Hack
Ep 11

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.

15/11/201624 min
Israel: Cyber Nation
Ep 12

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?

22/11/201624 min
Lights Out in Ukraine
Ep 13

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.

29/11/201624 min
Crime & Government: Russia's Hackers
Ep 14

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.

06/12/201624 min
The Future of War
Ep 15

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.

13/12/201624 min
The Race for Artificial Intelligence
Ep 16

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.

20/12/201624 min

Show Info

StatusCanceled
NetworkViceland
TypeDocumentary

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