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The Perfect Weapon

The rise of cyber conflict as the primary way nations now compete and sabotage each other.

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John Maggio

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These people were not
infected with the virus. - The Perfect Weapon

These people were not infected with the virus.

But people on social media
began spreading this misinformation - The Perfect Weapon

But people on social media began spreading this misinformati...

People started using viber, - The Perfect Weapon

People started using viber,

Some of the messages
went even further in saying - The Perfect Weapon

Some of the messages went even further in saying

We need to turn these buses of
people around to protect our children. - The Perfect Weapon

We need to turn these buses of people around to protect our ...

Or else we're going to wake up in
the morning, and we'll all be dead. - The Perfect Weapon

Or else we're going to wake up in the morning, and we&#...

-This disinformation
actually fueled - The Perfect Weapon

-This disinformation actually fueled

When something like this
happens, in Ukraine especially, - The Perfect Weapon

When something like this happens, in Ukraine especially,

There are signs that Russia
could be involved. - The Perfect Weapon

There are signs that Russia could be involved.

Real people who I interviewed, - The Perfect Weapon

Real people who I interviewed,

The Russians are already
changing the playbook. - The Perfect Weapon

The Russians are already changing the playbook.

They're targeting people - The Perfect Weapon

They're targeting people

It is turning into a major
diplomatic clash - The Perfect Weapon

It is turning into a major diplomatic clash

I would like to begin - The Perfect Weapon

I would like to begin

The Chinese in 2020 - The Perfect Weapon

The Chinese in 2020

There was a story spread - The Perfect Weapon

There was a story spread

But instead that it began with
a US army exercise in China. - The Perfect Weapon

But instead that it began with a US army exercise in China.

There's absolutely
no evidence for this at all. - The Perfect Weapon

There's absolutely no evidence for this at all.

But the Chinese saw - The Perfect Weapon

But the Chinese saw

Stamos: I THINK WE'VE BEEN
HIGHLY DISTRACTED AS A COUNTRY - The Perfect Weapon

Stamos: I THINK WE'VE BEEN HIGHLY DISTRACTED AS A COUNT...

When the real long-term
strategic challenge for us - The Perfect Weapon

When the real long-term strategic challenge for us

Russian foreign policy
is to take others down, - The Perfect Weapon

Russian foreign policy is to take others down,

They're trying to work within the
system and take over the system, - The Perfect Weapon

They're trying to work within the system and take over ...

And primarily theft of
intellectual property - The Perfect Weapon

And primarily theft of intellectual property

There was one time we were
brought into a company - The Perfect Weapon

There was one time we were brought into a company

They had discovered a hack, - The Perfect Weapon

They had discovered a hack,

We saw that the email address - The Perfect Weapon

We saw that the email address

They had a social persona, - The Perfect Weapon

They had a social persona,

It was open, and he had a
bunch of pictures of his girlfriend, - The Perfect Weapon

It was open, and he had a bunch of pictures of his girlfrien...

And in the corner
of the dorm room we saw a hat. - The Perfect Weapon

And in the corner of the dorm room we saw a hat.

We started doing
imagery analysis, - The Perfect Weapon

We started doing imagery analysis,

We thought,
"this might be interesting." - The Perfect Weapon

We thought, "this might be interesting."

We found other pictures
that he had posted online - The Perfect Weapon

We found other pictures that he had posted online

We started doing satellite
imagery analysis - The Perfect Weapon

We started doing satellite imagery analysis

There's military guard gates
all over this building." - The Perfect Weapon

There's military guard gates all over this building.&qu...

And sure enough, we discovered
there was the headquarters - The Perfect Weapon

And sure enough, we discovered there was the headquarters

They lay it out in their,
their five-year plans - The Perfect Weapon

They lay it out in their, their five-year plans

If they can't, - The Perfect Weapon

China alone is
responsible for hacks - The Perfect Weapon

China alone is responsible for hacks

One of the reasons why - The Perfect Weapon

One of the reasons why

When you look at pictures of it,
you go, "Man, that looks familiar." - The Perfect Weapon

When you look at pictures of it, you go, "Man, that loo...

Google says it and at least
20 other companies - The Perfect Weapon

Google says it and at least 20 other companies

A very sophisticated cyber attack
on the health insurer Anthem. - The Perfect Weapon

A very sophisticated cyber attack on the health insurer Anth...

This intrusion is once again
the work of state-sponsored - The Perfect Weapon

This intrusion is once again the work of state-sponsored

They spent a year inside the
office of personnel management, - The Perfect Weapon

They spent a year inside the office of personnel management,

They stole 22 million files - The Perfect Weapon

They stole 22 million files

The Chinese now have all
sorts of detailed information - The Perfect Weapon

The Chinese now have all sorts of detailed information

By 2020, - The Perfect Weapon

News anchor: THE FBI AND FEDERAL
CYBER SECURITY AGENTS - The Perfect Weapon

News anchor: THE FBI AND FEDERAL CYBER SECURITY AGENTS

The way jet fighter designs
might have been - The Perfect Weapon

The way jet fighter designs might have been

Because the country
that wins the race - The Perfect Weapon

Because the country that wins the race

Finally, and perhaps
most importantly, - The Perfect Weapon

Finally, and perhaps most importantly,

You could see a future where - The Perfect Weapon

You could see a future where

Warner: 5G IS LIKE MOVING FROM
RADIO TO TELEVISION - The Perfect Weapon

Warner: 5G IS LIKE MOVING FROM RADIO TO TELEVISION

So who controls that network - The Perfect Weapon

So who controls that network

Hurd: THIS COMPANY HUAWEI IS THE
LARGEST PROVIDER OF 5G EQUIPMENT. - The Perfect Weapon

Hurd: THIS COMPANY HUAWEI IS THE LARGEST PROVIDER OF 5G EQUI...

They're the ones that are building
the systems that moves the data. - The Perfect Weapon

They're the ones that are building the systems that mov...

The United States'
position on this is that - The Perfect Weapon

The United States' position on this is that

And what is
the Chinese government - The Perfect Weapon

And what is the Chinese government

And thank you to
Vice President Mike Pence. - The Perfect Weapon

And thank you to Vice President Mike Pence.

Man singing: - The Perfect Weapon

I have spent the last year - The Perfect Weapon

I have spent the last year

Trying to get ahead of it.
Really trying to think through - The Perfect Weapon

Trying to get ahead of it. Really trying to think through

That a ransomware actor would gain
access to a voter registration database, - The Perfect Weapon

That a ransomware actor would gain access to a voter registr...

I'm not giving it back to you
unless you give me $3 million." - The Perfect Weapon

I'm not giving it back to you unless you give me $3 mil...

When you have a government
led by someone - The Perfect Weapon

When you have a government led by someone

I'm somebody who thinks that
putin should have paid a price. - The Perfect Weapon

I'm somebody who thinks that putin should have paid a p...

I don't know if
we're gonna find out - The Perfect Weapon

I don't know if we're gonna find out

In 2020, the Russians are back, - The Perfect Weapon

In 2020, the Russians are back,

All of these countries
are just experimenting - The Perfect Weapon

All of these countries are just experimenting

They realize that they
can do damage to us, - The Perfect Weapon

They realize that they can do damage to us,

If it were going to be
a nation-state actor - The Perfect Weapon

If it were going to be a nation-state actor

If we were going to look for
an Iranian attack, for example, - The Perfect Weapon

If we were going to look for an Iranian attack, for example,

At the same time, you know,
certain political leaders - The Perfect Weapon

At the same time, you know, certain political leaders

One final question. Our
intelligence agencies have said - The Perfect Weapon

One final question. Our intelligence agencies have said

We don't interfere in the
internal affairs of another country, - The Perfect Weapon

We don't interfere in the internal affairs of another c...

Any war that
the United States starts, - The Perfect Weapon

Any war that the United States starts,

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The rise of cyber conflict as the primary way nations now compete and sabotage each other.

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Director: John Maggio

Writer: David Sanger

Production: N/A

Genre: documentary

Year: 2020

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 7.2

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 16 Oct 2020

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