Cyberwar
Ben Makuch travels the world to meet with hackers, government officials, and dissidents to investigate the ecosystem of cyberwarfare.
Cast: Ben Makuch
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16 episodes
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?TV-14CC24minJul 5, 2016
2. The Sony HackSony 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.TV-14CC24minJul 12, 2016
3. Cyber MercenariesAuthoritarian regimes are using spyware tools bought from private companies in the West. Hacker PhineasFisher targeted these companies to reveal their deals to suppress dissent.TV-14CC24minJul 19, 2016
4. Hacked by ChinaFrom Google to the government, China has hacked many American networks. But there’s a difference between spying and stealing intellectual property.TV-14CC24minJul 26, 2016
5. Syria's Cyber BattlefieldsOn 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?TV-14CC24minAug 2, 2016
6. Stuxnet the Digital WeaponStuxnet was a sophisticated cyber attack on an Iranian nuclear plant that may have changed the nature of warfare forever.TV-14CC24minAug 9, 2016
7. Hacking the InfrastructureAs Iran ramps up its offensive cyber operations, American critical infrastructure is increasingly vulnerable to attacks.TV-14CC24minAug 16, 2016
8. America's Elite Hacking ForceTailored Access Operations, or TAO, is the NSA's elite hacking force. TAO employs some of America's best hackers--so who are their targets?TV-14CC24minAug 23, 2016
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.TV-14CC24minOct 25, 2016
10. Anonymous vs. ISISIn a war with ISIS online, is Anonymous working with the U.S. government?TV-14CC24minNov 1, 2016
11. The Ashley Madison HackAfter 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.TV-14CC24minNov 15, 2016
12. Israel: Cyber NationIsrael is one of the world’s cyber super powers. So how did this tiny nation grow so strong – and who is it targeting?TV-14CC24minNov 22, 2016
13. Lights Out in UkraineA cyber attack on Ukraine's power grid leaves thousands of people in the dark as a military conflict involving Russia rages in the east.TV-14CC24minNov 29, 2016
14. Crime & Government: Russia's HackersRussian cybercrime is big business – and some say hackers get a pass when they work double duty for Putin and his geopolitical ambitions.TV-14CC24minDec 6, 2016
15. The Future of WarExploring 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.TV-14CC24minDec 13, 2016
16. The Race for Artificial IntelligenceFrom self-driving cars to Siri, a race is on to build more powerful AI, but some warn we could be programming our own extinction.TV-14CC24minDec 20, 2016
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Ben Makuch travels the world to meet with hackers, government officials, and dissidents to investigate the ecosystem of cyberwarfare.
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