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The Best Episodes of Cyberwar

Every episode of Cyberwar ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Cyberwar!

Ben Makuch travels the world to meet with hackers, government officials, and dissidents to investigate the ecosystem of cyberwarfare.
Genres:DocumentaryCrime
Network:Viceland
Episodes
24
Avg. Rating
7.4
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Best Episodes Summary

"The US & WikiLeaks" is the best rated episode of "Cyberwar". It scored 8.8/10 based on 14 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 11/7/2017. This episode scored 0.4 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Race for Artificial Intelligence".

  • The US & WikiLeaks
    8.8/10(14)
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    #1 - The US & WikiLeaks

    Season 2 Episode 6

    Aired 11/7/2017

    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?

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Race for Artificial Intelligence
    8.4/10(11)
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    #2 - The Race for Artificial Intelligence

    Season 1 Episode 16

    Aired 12/20/2016

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Activists vs. The Surveillance State
    8.3/10(11)
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    #3 - Activists vs. The Surveillance State

    Season 2 Episode 4

    Aired 10/24/2017

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Zero Day Market
    8.1/10(19)
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    #4 - The Zero Day Market

    Season 1 Episode 9

    Aired 10/25/2016

    “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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Internet of Things Apocalypse
    7.9/10(11)
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    #5 - The Internet of Things Apocalypse

    Season 2 Episode 5

    Aired 10/31/2017

    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?

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Stuxnet the Digital Weapon
    7.8/10(23)
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    #6 - Stuxnet the Digital Weapon

    Season 1 Episode 6

    Aired 8/9/2016

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Who is Anonymous?
    7.6/10(28)
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    #7 - Who is Anonymous?

    Season 1 Episode 1

    Aired 7/5/2016

    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?

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Hacked by China
    7.6/10(20)
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    #8 - Hacked by China

    Season 1 Episode 4

    Aired 7/26/2016

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • America's Elite Hacking Force
    7.6/10(21)
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    #9 - America's Elite Hacking Force

    Season 1 Episode 8

    Aired 8/23/2016

    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?​​

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Israel: Cyber Nation
    7.6/10(15)
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    #10 - Israel: Cyber Nation

    Season 1 Episode 12

    Aired 11/22/2016

    Israel is one of the world’s cyber super powers. So how did this tiny nation grow so strong – and who is it targeting?

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Putin Trumps America
    7.5/10(15)
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    #11 - Putin Trumps America

    Season 2 Episode 3

    Aired 10/17/2017

    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?

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Cyber Mercenaries
    7.4/10(24)
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    #12 - Cyber Mercenaries

    Season 1 Episode 3

    Aired 7/19/2016

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Crime & Government: Russia's Hackers
    7.4/10(15)
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    #13 - Crime & Government: Russia's Hackers

    Season 1 Episode 14

    Aired 12/6/2016

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Future of War
    7.4/10(14)
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    #14 - The Future of War

    Season 1 Episode 15

    Aired 12/13/2016

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Syria's Cyber Battlefields
    7.3/10(20)
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    #15 - Syria's Cyber Battlefields

    Season 1 Episode 5

    Aired 8/2/2016

    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?

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Mexico's War on Watchdogs
    7.3/10(13)
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    #16 - Mexico's War on Watchdogs

    Season 2 Episode 8

    Aired 11/21/2017

    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?

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Ashley Madison Hack
    7.2/10(18)
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    #17 - The Ashley Madison Hack

    Season 1 Episode 11

    Aired 11/15/2016

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Lights Out in Ukraine
    7.1/10(18)
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    #18 - Lights Out in Ukraine

    Season 1 Episode 13

    Aired 11/29/2016

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Cyber Kill Lists
    7.1/10(9)
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    #19 - Cyber Kill Lists

    Season 2 Episode 7

    Aired 11/14/2017

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Sony Hack
    7.0/10(28)
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    #20 - The Sony Hack

    Season 1 Episode 2

    Aired 7/12/2016

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Hacking the Infrastructure
    6.9/10(23)
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    #21 - Hacking the Infrastructure

    Season 1 Episode 7

    Aired 8/16/2016

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Great Meme War
    6.9/10(15)
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    #22 - The Great Meme War

    Season 2 Episode 1

    Aired 10/3/2017

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Anonymous vs. ISIS
    6.3/10(18)
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    #23 - Anonymous vs. ISIS

    Season 1 Episode 10

    Aired 11/1/2016

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Who Hacked the DNC
    6.1/10(15)
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    #24 - Who Hacked the DNC

    Season 2 Episode 2

    Aired 10/10/2017

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A