Ben Makuch
Himself
Series SeasonSeason 1 episodes2016
Cyberwar
Season 1
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Episode 124 min2016-07-05
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?
Episode 224 min2016-07-12
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.
Episode 324 min2016-07-19
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.
Episode 424 min2016-07-26
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.
Episode 524 min2016-08-02
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?
Episode 624 min2016-08-09
Stuxnet the Digital Weapon
Stuxnet was a sophisticated cyber attack on an Iranian nuclear plant that may have changed the nature of warfare forever.
Episode 724 min2016-08-16
Hacking the Infrastructure
As Iran ramps up its offensive cyber operations, American critical infrastructure is increasingly vulnerable to attacks.
Episode 824 min2016-08-23
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?
Episode 924 min2016-10-25
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.
Episode 1024 min2016-11-01
Anonymous vs. ISIS
In a war with ISIS online, is Anonymous working with the U.S. government?
Episode 1124 min2016-11-15
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.
Episode 1224 min2016-11-22
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?
Episode 1324 min2016-11-29
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.
Episode 1424 min2016-12-06
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.
Episode 1524 min2016-12-13
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.
Episode 1624 min2016-12-20
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.