Putin's Bears - The Most Dangerous Hackers in the World
2024•12•1h 4m•7.2•Released
DocumentaryTV 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?
Director
David
Writer
Jonas, David
Languages
German
Studio
simplicissimus
Cast
Jonas
Self - Narrator (voice)
Claudia Haydt
Self - Interviewee
Florian Flade
Self - Interviewee
Hakan Tanriverdi
Self - Interviewee
Kerstin Zettl-Schabath
Self - Interviewee
Stephan Mayer
Self - Interviewee
Tabea Rößner
Self - Interviewee
Victor Zhora
Self - Interviewee
Vladimir Putin
Self (archive footage)
Donald Trump
Self (archive footage)
Hillary Clinton
Self (archive footage)
John Podesta
Self (archive footage)
Alexei Navalny
Self (archive footage)
Kathleen Hall Jamieson
Self (archive footage)
Ingo Zamperoni
Self (archive footage)
Production
Company
simplicissimus
Company
SWR
Company
Funk
Producer
Cristian Kiesling
Producer
Sam Verdonschot
Producer
Varvara Molchanova
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