S01E01 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?
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S01E02: 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.
Overview
Ben Makuch travels the world to meet with hackers, government officials, and dissidents to investigate the ecosystem of cyberwarfare.
Episodes
S01E02 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.
S01E03 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.
S01E04 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.
S01E05 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?
S01E06 Stuxnet the Digital Weapon
Stuxnet was a sophisticated cyber attack on an Iranian nuclear plant that may have changed the nature of warfare forever.
S01E07 Hacking the Infrastructure
As Iran ramps up its offensive cyber operations, American critical infrastructure is increasingly vulnerable to attacks.
S01E08 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?
S01E09 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.
S01E10 Anonymous vs. ISIS
In a war with ISIS online, is Anonymous working with the U.S. government?
S01E11 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.
S01E12 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?
S01E13 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.
S01E14 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.
S01E15 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.
S01E16 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.
Cast
Ben Makuch
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