24 minSeason 2 • Episode 8
LatestThe 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?
Ben Makuch travels the world to meet with hackers, government officials, and dissidents to investigate the ecosystem of cyberwarfare.
Direction
Makuch walks into rooms that probably don't want cameras.
Production
Raw access to hackers and officials who rarely speak on record.
Writing
Explains complex exploits without talking down to you.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Makuch later became famous for fighting a court order to reveal his source conversations with an alleged ISIS member, making this show weirdly prophetic about journalist-source protection.
This aired right as nation-state hacking moved from conspiracy theory to mainstream news—remember 2016? Yeah, that timing.
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