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Cyberwar

In 2012, Assad'sforces used DarkComet to monitor oppositiongroups in Aleppo

Cyberwar • S01E05 • 2016
In 2012, Assad's
forces used DarkComet to monitor opposition
groups in Aleppo

Full Transcript

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In 2012, Assad's forces used DarkComet
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to monitor opposition groups in Aleppo.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
12
Timestamp in Movie
00:09:25
Uploaded
Nov 01, 2025
Season
1
Episode
5
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 • E16 'Cause just brute forcing it isn't really understanding - Cyberwar 00:06
'Cause just brute forcing it isn't really understa...
S01 • E10 He once acted as the middle man - Cyberwar 00:06
He once acted as the middle man
S01 • E06 Within months, the facility at Natanz was up and running, - Cyberwar 00:06
Within months, the facility at Natanz was up and running,
S01 • E04 But other than that, it was completely nondescript. - Cyberwar 00:05
But other than that, it was completely nondescript.
S01 • E07 It seemed like either it had to do with a group - Cyberwar 00:16
It seemed like either it had to do with a group
S01 • E01 When it all really started kicking off, - Cyberwar 00:06
When it all really started kicking off,
S01 • E13 So while the operators are trying to recover, they're also - Cyberwar 00:07
So while the operators are trying to recover, they're a...
S01 • E03 So Hacking Team malware - Cyberwar 00:10
So Hacking Team malware
S01 • E14 I can just connect to one website, and I can hire - Cyberwar 00:15
I can just connect to one website, and I can hire
S01 • E08 BEN: Not much is known about - Cyberwar 00:09
BEN: Not much is known about
S01 • E15 But if you don't have governments having to weigh - Cyberwar 00:13
But if you don't have governments having to weigh
S01 • E10 But infighting within GhostSec led to another split, - Cyberwar 00:13
But infighting within GhostSec led to another split,
S01 • E11 But Annalee's analysis of the data revealed something - Cyberwar 00:09
But Annalee's analysis of the data revealed something
S01 • E04 It was not as high-tech as Fort Mead, - Cyberwar 00:08
It was not as high-tech as Fort Mead,
S01 • E06 Concerned, the UN imposed sanctions. - Cyberwar 00:05
Concerned, the UN imposed sanctions.
S01 • E05 They hid the malware in a PDF that claimed to hold - Cyberwar 00:08
They hid the malware in a PDF that claimed to hold
S01 • E16 Quantum computing may be the next giant leap - Cyberwar 00:07
Quantum computing may be the next giant leap
S01 • E13 And then in the midst of all that, - Cyberwar 00:07
And then in the midst of all that,
S01 • E06 By 2009, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu - Cyberwar 00:08
By 2009, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
S01 • E02 Very little information gets out, - Cyberwar 00:07
Very little information gets out,