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The Best Episodes of Cyberwar Season 1

Every episode of Cyberwar Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Cyberwar Season 1!

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Ben Makuch travels the world to meet with hackers, government officials, and dissidents to investigate the ecosystem of cyberwarfare.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Cyberwar Season 1 Episode 16 - The Race for Artificial Intelligence
    8.4/10(11 votes)

    S1:E16

    From self-driving cars to Siri, a race is on to build more powerful AI, but some warn we could be programming our own extinction.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Cyberwar Season 1 Episode 9 - The Zero Day Market
    8.1/10(19 votes)

    S1:E9

    “Zero days” are bugs in software that hackers use to break into systems. Some are valued at up to a million dollars, with both buyers and sellers shrouded in secrecy.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Cyberwar Season 1 Episode 6 - Stuxnet the Digital Weapon
    7.8/10(22 votes)

    S1:E6

    Stuxnet was a sophisticated cyber attack on an Iranian nuclear plant that may have changed the nature of warfare forever.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Cyberwar Season 1 Episode 12 - Israel: Cyber Nation
    7.8/10(17 votes)

    S1:E12

    Israel is one of the world’s cyber super powers. So how did this tiny nation grow so strong – and who is it targeting?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Cyberwar Season 1 Episode 1 - Who is Anonymous?
    7.7/10(27 votes)

    S1:E1

    The notorious hacktivist collective Anonymous has targeted everyone from PayPal to the FBI. But a string of arrests have crippled the group. So who is Anonymous now?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Cyberwar Season 1 Episode 4 - Hacked by China
    7.6/10(20 votes)

    S1:E4

    From Google to the government, China has hacked many American networks. But there’s a difference between spying and stealing intellectual property.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Cyberwar Season 1 Episode 8 - America's Elite Hacking Force
    7.6/10(20 votes)

    S1:E8

    Tailored Access Operations, or TAO, is the NSA's elite hacking force. TAO employs some of America's best hackers--so who are their targets?​​

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Cyberwar Season 1 Episode 3 - Cyber Mercenaries
    7.5/10(22 votes)

    S1:E3

    Authoritarian regimes are using spyware tools bought from private companies in the West. Hacker PhineasFisher targeted these companies to reveal their deals to suppress dissent.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Cyberwar Season 1 Episode 5 - Syria's Cyber Battlefields
    7.4/10(18 votes)

    S1:E5

    On the frontlines of one of the world's bloodiest conflicts, a parallel war is being fought in cyberspace. Is Syria's cyber battlefield creating a model for the wars of the future?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Cyberwar Season 1 Episode 14 - Crime & Government: Russia's Hackers
    7.4/10(15 votes)

    S1:E14

    Russian cybercrime is big business – and some say hackers get a pass when they work double duty for Putin and his geopolitical ambitions.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Cyberwar Season 1 Episode 15 - The Future of War
    7.4/10(13 votes)

    S1:E15

    Exploring how wars of the future might be fought with autonomous machines, drones and weapons that can act on their own and whether it's ever OK to write code that can kill.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Cyberwar Season 1 Episode 13 - Lights Out in Ukraine
    7.1/10(17 votes)

    S1:E13

    A cyber attack on Ukraine's power grid leaves thousands of people in the dark as a military conflict involving Russia rages in the east.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Cyberwar Season 1 Episode 2 - The Sony Hack
    7.0/10(26 votes)

    S1:E2

    Sony Pictures was hacked and the U.S. blamed North Korea. But the government's evidence wasn't all that convincing, and many hackers and computer experts still have doubts.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Cyberwar Season 1 Episode 7 - Hacking the Infrastructure
    6.9/10(21 votes)

    S1:E7

    As Iran ramps up its offensive cyber operations, American critical infrastructure is increasingly vulnerable to attacks.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Cyberwar Season 1 Episode 11 - The Ashley Madison Hack
    6.9/10(19 votes)

    S1:E11

    After Ashley Madison, a hook-up site for married people, got hacked, its users weren't the only ones exposed - turns out the cheating site may have been cheating its own customers.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Cyberwar Season 1 Episode 10 - Anonymous vs. ISIS
    6.3/10(18 votes)

    S1:E10

    In a war with ISIS online, is Anonymous working with the U.S. government?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"The Race for Artificial Intelligence" is the best rated episode of "Cyberwar" season 1. It scored 8.4/10 based on 11 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 12/20/2016. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "The Zero Day Market".