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

2 Seasons
24 Episodes
Canceled
Documentary Crime
Cast & Characters
episode image The US & WikiLeaks
8.8/10 (14 votes)

#1 The US & WikiLeaks

S2:E6

The world's most powerful government vs. the internet's most influential whistleblower site. Is America's war on Wikileaks an attack on journalism and free speech?

episode image Activists vs. The Surveillance State
8.3/10 (11 votes)

#2 Activists vs. The Surveillance State

S2:E4

Intelligence agencies partner with companies to spy on American citizens. But a few brave activists are risking it all to fight this growing cyber-surveillance industrial complex.

episode image The Zero Day Market
8.1/10 (19 votes)

#3 The Zero Day Market

S1:E9

“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 image The Internet of Things Apocalypse
7.9/10 (11 votes)

#4 The Internet of Things Apocalypse

S2:E5

5 million new gadgets are connected to the net daily. Each one on your network is a potential doorway for hackers. Are the new smart devices worth the risk?

episode image Stuxnet the Digital Weapon
7.7/10 (22 votes)

#5 Stuxnet the Digital Weapon

S1:E6

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

episode image Hacked by China
7.6/10 (20 votes)

#6 Hacked by China

S1:E4

From Google to the government, China has hacked many American networks. But there’s a difference between spying and stealing intellectual property.

episode image America's Elite Hacking Force
7.6/10 (21 votes)

#7 America's Elite Hacking Force

S1:E8

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 image The Ashley Madison Hack
7.6/10 (17 votes)

#8 The Ashley Madison Hack

S1:E11

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 image Israel: Cyber Nation
7.6/10 (16 votes)

#9 Israel: Cyber Nation

S1:E12

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 image Who is Anonymous?
7.5/10 (27 votes)

#10 Who is Anonymous?

S1:E1

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 image Putin Trumps America
7.5/10 (15 votes)

#11 Putin Trumps America

S2:E3

NATO troops amass along Russia's borders as U.S. officials grapple with Putin's election meddling. How will a battle that started in cyberspace play out on the ground?

episode image Cyber Mercenaries
7.4/10 (24 votes)

#12 Cyber Mercenaries

S1:E3

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 image Crime & Government: Russia's Hackers
7.4/10 (15 votes)

#13 Crime & Government: Russia's Hackers

S1:E14

Russian cybercrime is big business – and some say hackers get a pass when they work double duty for Putin and his geopolitical ambitions.

episode image The Future of War
7.4/10 (14 votes)

#14 The Future of War

S1:E15

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 image Mexico's War on Watchdogs
7.3/10 (13 votes)

#15 Mexico's War on Watchdogs

S2:E8

The government of Mexico buys hacking tools in its fight against cartels. So why is their spyware showing up on the phones of journalists exposing government corruption?

episode image Syria's Cyber Battlefields
7.2/10 (19 votes)

#16 Syria's Cyber Battlefields

S1:E5

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 image Lights Out in Ukraine
7.1/10 (18 votes)

#17 Lights Out in Ukraine

S1:E13

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 image Cyber Kill Lists
7.1/10 (9 votes)

#18 Cyber Kill Lists

S2:E7

America builds a global killing machine, using data to identify and take out suspected terrorists. Ben heads to Pakistan to see how the CIA and NSA put together the kill list.

episode image The Sony Hack
7.0/10 (27 votes)

#19 The Sony Hack

S1:E2

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 image Hacking the Infrastructure
6.9/10 (23 votes)

#20 Hacking the Infrastructure

S1:E7

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

episode image The Great Meme War
6.9/10 (15 votes)

#21 The Great Meme War

S2:E1

Ben Makuch shows how memes are the Alt-Right's most powerful weapon in America's online culture war--reshaping the political and ideological landscape.

episode image Anonymous vs. ISIS
6.3/10 (18 votes)

#22 Anonymous vs. ISIS

S1:E10

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

episode image Who Hacked the DNC
6.1/10 (15 votes)

#23 Who Hacked the DNC

S2:E2

We know Russia hacked the DNC to try to influence the election. Ben Makuch travels from D.C. to Moscow to track down the hackers who actually pulled it off.

episode image The Race for Artificial Intelligence
0.0/10

#24 The Race for Artificial Intelligence

S1:E16

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.

Cast & Chracters

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Actor: Ben Makuch

The highest rated episode of Cyberwar is "The US & WikiLeaks" (S2E6) with a rating of 8.80.

This episode received 14 votes.


The lowest rated episode is "Who Hacked the DNC" (S2E2) with a rating of 6.10.

This episode received 15 votes.

The highest rated episode is "The Zero Day Market" (S1E9) with a rating of 8.10.

This episode received 19 votes.


The lowest rated episode is "Anonymous vs. ISIS" (S1E10) with a rating of 6.30.

This episode received 18 votes.

The highest rated episode is "The US & WikiLeaks" (S2E6) with a rating of 8.80.

This episode received 14 votes.


The lowest rated episode is "Who Hacked the DNC" (S2E2) with a rating of 6.10.

This episode received 15 votes.

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