Ben Makuch
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Series

Synopsis
Ben Makuch travels the world to meet with hackers, government officials, and dissidents to investigate the ecosystem of cyberwarfare.
Episodes
1. Who is Anonymous?Now viewing2016-07-0524m9.0The 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?
2. The Sony Hack2016-07-1224m8.0Sony 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.
3. Cyber Mercenaries2016-07-1924mAuthoritarian regimes are using spyware tools bought from private companies in the West. Hacker PhineasFisher targeted these companies to reveal their deals to suppress dissent.
4. Hacked by China2016-07-2624mFrom Google to the government, China has hacked many American networks. But there’s a difference between spying and stealing intellectual property.
5. Syria's Cyber Battlefields2016-08-0224m10.0On 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?
6. Stuxnet the Digital Weapon2016-08-0924m10.0Stuxnet was a sophisticated cyber attack on an Iranian nuclear plant that may have changed the nature of warfare forever.
7. Hacking the Infrastructure2016-08-1624mAs Iran ramps up its offensive cyber operations, American critical infrastructure is increasingly vulnerable to attacks.
8. America's Elite Hacking Force2016-08-2324mTailored Access Operations, or TAO, is the NSA's elite hacking force. TAO employs some of America's best hackers--so who are their targets?
9. The Zero Day Market2016-10-2524m“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.
10. Anonymous vs. ISIS2016-11-0124mIn a war with ISIS online, is Anonymous working with the U.S. government?
11. The Ashley Madison Hack2016-11-1524m1.0After 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.
12. Israel: Cyber Nation2016-11-2224mIsrael is one of the world’s cyber super powers. So how did this tiny nation grow so strong – and who is it targeting?
13. Lights Out in Ukraine2016-11-2924mA cyber attack on Ukraine's power grid leaves thousands of people in the dark as a military conflict involving Russia rages in the east.
14. Crime & Government: Russia's Hackers2016-12-0624mRussian cybercrime is big business – and some say hackers get a pass when they work double duty for Putin and his geopolitical ambitions.
15. The Future of War2016-12-1324mExploring 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.
16. The Race for Artificial Intelligence2016-12-2024mFrom self-driving cars to Siri, a race is on to build more powerful AI, but some warn we could be programming our own extinction.Cast
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Cyberwar has 2 seasons and 24 episodes.
Cyberwar first aired in 2016.
Cyberwar's status on TMDB is: Canceled.
Cyberwar is classified as Documentary, Crime.