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The Best Episodes of Cyberwar Season 1

Every episode of Cyberwar Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Cyberwar Season 1!

Ben Makuch travels the world to meet with hackers, government officials, and dissidents to investigate the ecosystem of cyberwarfare.
Genres:DocumentaryCrime
Network:Viceland

Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Who is Anonymous?" is the best rated episode of "Cyberwar" season 1. It scored 7.6/10 based on 27 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 7/5/2016. This episode is rated 0.6 points higher than the second-best, "The Sony Hack".

  • Who is Anonymous?
    7.6/1027 votes

    #1 - 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

  • The Sony Hack
    7.0/1027 votes

    #2 - 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

  • Cyber Mercenaries
    7.4/1023 votes

    #3 - 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

  • Hacked by China
    7.7/1019 votes

    #4 - 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

  • Syria's Cyber Battlefields
    7.3/1019 votes

    #5 - 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

  • Stuxnet the Digital Weapon
    7.8/1022 votes

    #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

  • Hacking the Infrastructure
    6.9/1022 votes

    #7 - 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

  • America's Elite Hacking Force
    7.6/1020 votes

    #8 - 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

  • The Zero Day Market
    8.1/1018 votes

    #9 - 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

  • Anonymous vs. ISIS
    6.4/1017 votes

    #10 - 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

  • The Ashley Madison Hack
    7.3/1017 votes

    #11 - 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

  • Israel: Cyber Nation
    7.6/1014 votes

    #12 - 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

  • Lights Out in Ukraine
    7.1/1017 votes

    #13 - 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

  • Crime & Government: Russia's Hackers
    7.5/1014 votes

    #14 - 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
    7.4/1014 votes

    #15 - 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

  • The Race for Artificial Intelligence
    8.4/1011 votes

    #16 - 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