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

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

7.2(16 votes)
2024
1h 4m
Documentary
TV Movie

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?

Production

simplicissimus, SWR, Funk

Cast

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)

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