CYBERWAR

CYBERWAR

From the Sony hack to the Syrian Electronic Army, it’s happening all around us. Cyberwar hosted by Ben Makuch will investigate the most significant computer security issues of our time.
IMDb 7.7201616 episodesX-RayTV-MA
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Episodes

  1. S1 E1 - Who is Anonymous?

    July 4, 2016
    23min
    TV-14
    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?
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  2. S1 E2 - The Sony Hack

    July 11, 2016
    23min
    TV-PG
    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.
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  3. S1 E3 - Cyber Mercenaries

    July 18, 2016
    23min
    TV-14
    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.
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  4. S1 E4 - Hacked by China

    July 25, 2016
    23min
    TV-14
    From Google to the government, China has hacked many American networks. But there’s a difference between spying and stealing intellectual property.
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  5. S1 E5 - Syria's Cyber Battlefields

    August 1, 2016
    23min
    TV-MA
    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?
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  6. S1 E6 - Stuxnet the Digital Weapon

    August 8, 2016
    23min
    TV-14
    Stuxnet was a sophisticated cyber attack on an Iranian nuclear plant that may have changed the nature of warfare forever.
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  7. S1 E7 - Hacking the Infrastructure

    August 15, 2016
    23min
    TV-14
    As Iran ramps up its offensive cyber operations, American critical infrastructure is increasingly vulnerable to attacks.
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  8. S1 E8 - America's Elite Hacking Force

    August 22, 2016
    23min
    TV-14
    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?
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  9. S1 E9 - The Zero Day Market

    October 24, 2016
    22min
    TV-PG
    "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.
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  10. S1 E10 - Anonymous vs. ISIS

    October 31, 2016
    23min
    TV-14
    Anonymous declares war on ISIS. But when Anonymous members share intel with the government it fractures the hacktivist collective.
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  11. S1 E11 - The Ashley Madison Hack

    July 11, 2016
    23min
    TV-14
    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.
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  12. S1 E12 - Israel: Cyber Nation

    November 21, 2016
    23min
    TV-14
    Israel is one of the world’s cyber super powers. So how did this tiny nation grow so strong – and who is it targeting?
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  13. S1 E13 - Lights Out In Ukraine

    November 28, 2016
    23min
    TV-MA
    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, has the ground war led to cyberwar?
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  14. S1 E14 - Crime & Government: Russia's Hackers

    December 5, 2016
    23min
    TV-MA
    Russian cybercrime is big business – and some say hackers get a pass when they work double duty for Putin and his geopolitical ambitions."
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  15. S1 E15 - The Future of War

    December 12, 2016
    23min
    TV-14
    The wars of the future might be fought with autonomous machines, drones and weapons that can act on their own. But is it ever OK to write code that can kill?
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  16. S1 E16 - The Race for Artificial Intelligence

    December 19, 2016
    23min
    TV-14
    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.
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