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Putin's Bears - The Most Dangerous Hackers in the World

Putin's Bears - The Most Dangerous Hackers in the World

Feb 22, 2024 1h 4m
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Synopsis

They call themselves Fancy Bear, Cozy Bear or Voodoo Bear. Elite units of the Russian secret services are hidden behind these code names. They are among the most dangerous hackers in the world. The bears were already in the computer of then-Chancellor Angela Merkel in 2015, interfered in the US election campaign in 2016 and are currently influencing the war in Ukraine. The makers of the successful YouTube channel “Simplicissimus” in co-production with funk and SWR are back and show the destructive potential of state hacking with this documentary. With the help of leading German hackers, cyberspace experts and a lot of humor, they delicately demystify the Russian bears: Who are the people behind them? How do they operate? And what makes them so incredibly dangerous?

Title Putin's Bears - The Most Dangerous Hackers in the World
Companies simplicissimus, SWR, Funk
Countries Germany
Keywords hacker, espionage, vladimir putin, cyberwar, documentary
Jonas

Jonas

Self - Narrator (voice)
Claudia Haydt

Claudia Haydt

Self - Interviewee
Florian Flade

Florian Flade

Self - Interviewee
Hakan Tanriverdi

Hakan Tanriverdi

Self - Interviewee
Kerstin Zettl-Schabath

Kerstin Zettl-Schabath

Self - Interviewee
Stephan Mayer

Stephan Mayer

Self - Interviewee
Tabea Rößner

Tabea Rößner

Self - Interviewee
Victor Zhora

Victor Zhora

Self - Interviewee
Vladimir Putin

Vladimir Putin

Self (archive footage)
Donald Trump

Donald Trump

Self (archive footage)
Hillary Clinton

Hillary Clinton

Self (archive footage)
John Podesta

John Podesta

Self (archive footage)
Alexei Navalny

Alexei Navalny

Self (archive footage)
Kathleen Hall Jamieson

Kathleen Hall Jamieson

Self (archive footage)
Ingo Zamperoni

Ingo Zamperoni

Self (archive footage)
Keir Simmons

Keir Simmons

Self (archive footage)
Linus Neumann

Linus Neumann

Self - Interviewee
Angela Merkel

Angela Merkel

Self (archive footage)