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8 episodes

Cyberwar - Season 2

First aired Oct 3, 2017Season 2

Browse all 8 episodes in this season, including available images, air dates, runtimes, ratings and episode summaries from TMDB.

Episodes

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Episode 1

The Great Meme War

NR
Oct 3, 201724 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.

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Episode 2

Who Hacked the DNC

NR
Oct 10, 201724 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.

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Episode 3

Putin Trumps America

NR
Oct 17, 201724 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?

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Episode 4

Activists vs. The Surveillance State

NR
Oct 24, 201724 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.

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Episode 5

The Internet of Things Apocalypse

NR
Oct 31, 201724 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?

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Episode 6

The US & WikiLeaks

NR
Nov 7, 201724 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?

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Episode 7

Cyber Kill Lists

NR
Nov 14, 201724 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.

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Episode 8

Mexico's War on Watchdogs

NR
Nov 21, 201724 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?