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Cyberwar

50 years ago, it was purescience fiction to imagine a U.S. soldier sittingin a bunker in...

Cyberwar • S01E15 • 2016
50 years ago, it was pure
science fiction to imagine a U.S. soldier sitting
in a bunker in Nevada could remotely pilot a plane
flying thousands of miles away, and then drop a hellfire
missile on an enemy target

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50 years ago, it was pure science fiction to imagine
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a U.S. soldier sitting in a bunker in Nevada
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could remotely pilot a plane flying thousands of miles away,
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and then drop a hellfire missile on an enemy target.
Duration
13 seconds
Views
20
Timestamp in Movie
00:01:06
Uploaded
Nov 01, 2025
Season
1
Episode
15
Genres
documentary
Production
Walt Disney Productions

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Movie Summary

Tapping into the geopolitics of hacking and surveillance, Ben Makuch travels the world to meet with hackers, government officials, and dissidents to investigate the ecosystem of cyberwarfare.
S01 • E11 The site was promoted as a place for married people - Cyberwar 00:07
The site was promoted as a place for married people
S01 • E05 It was fueled in part by social media, - Cyberwar 00:06
It was fueled in part by social media,
S01 • E08 After 9/11, George W. Bush authorized the NSA to collect - Cyberwar 00:10
After 9/11, George W. Bush authorized the NSA to collect
S01 • E09 That code could be running on everything from your iPhone - Cyberwar 00:09
That code could be running on everything from your iPhone
S01 • E07 But critical infrastructure - Cyberwar 00:07
But critical infrastructure
S01 • E03 From this nondescript office, Mesay and his team - Cyberwar 00:07
From this nondescript office, Mesay and his team
S01 • E16 AI is in video games, security surveillance systems, - Cyberwar 00:08
AI is in video games, security surveillance systems,
S01 • E06 As a reporter, I've been covering national security for - Cyberwar 00:07
As a reporter, I've been covering national security for
S01 • E12 The malware, called Duqu 2.0, was really versatile. - Cyberwar 00:07
The malware, called Duqu 2.0, was really versatile.
S01 • E14 The country's hackers make headlines around the world - Cyberwar 00:08
The country's hackers make headlines around the world
S01 • E07 Destroying a power grid or water system can paralyze the enemy. - Cyberwar 00:05
Destroying a power grid or water system can paralyze the ene...
S01 • E13 Then Russia invaded and annexed the Ukrainian territory - Cyberwar 00:10
Then Russia invaded and annexed the Ukrainian territory
S01 • E04 The US government never formally blamed China, but plenty of - Cyberwar 00:08
The US government never formally blamed China, but plenty of
S01 • E11 Ashley Madison became really well known for its scandalous - Cyberwar 00:10
Ashley Madison became really well known for its scandalous
S01 • E10 I first reported on Anonymous' anti-ISIS campaign - Cyberwar 00:11
I first reported on Anonymous' anti-ISIS campaign
S01 • E02 Sony Pictures co-chairs Amy Pascal and Michael Lynton - Cyberwar 00:09
Sony Pictures co-chairs Amy Pascal and Michael Lynton
S01 • E09 And if these holes aren't fixed with new code, - Cyberwar 00:09
And if these holes aren't fixed with new code,
S01 • E12 It could do anything from tapping phone lines to operating - Cyberwar 00:09
It could do anything from tapping phone lines to operating
S01 • E05 Run by a dictator named Bashar al-Assad, - Cyberwar 00:12
Run by a dictator named Bashar al-Assad,
S01 • E08 (Cameras snapping) - Cyberwar 00:06
(Cameras snapping)