Cyberwar
Cyberwar: Season 2

Air Date

October 3, 2017

Episodes

8 episodes

Cyberwar

Season 2

Episodes

The Great Meme War

1. The Great Meme War

October 3, 2017
24 min

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.

Who Hacked the DNC

2. Who Hacked the DNC

October 10, 2017
24 min

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.

Putin Trumps America

3. Putin Trumps America

October 17, 2017
24 min

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?

Activists vs. The Surveillance State

4. Activists vs. The Surveillance State

October 24, 2017
24 min

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.

The Internet of Things Apocalypse

5. The Internet of Things Apocalypse

October 31, 2017
24 min

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?

The US & WikiLeaks

6. The US & WikiLeaks

November 7, 2017
24 min

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?

Cyber Kill Lists

7. Cyber Kill Lists

November 14, 2017
24 min

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.

Mexico's War on Watchdogs

8. Mexico's War on Watchdogs

November 21, 2017
24 min

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?