Putin's Bears - The Most Dangerous Hackers in the World (2024)

  • 12
  • 02/22/2024 (DE)
  • Documentary, TV Movie
  • 1h 4m

Overview

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?

Jonas

Screenplay, Director

David

Screenplay, Director

Cast

Jonas's headshot

Jonas

Self - Narrator (voice)
Claudia Haydt's headshot

Claudia Haydt

Self - Interviewee
Florian Flade's headshot

Florian Flade

Self - Interviewee
Hakan Tanriverdi's headshot

Hakan Tanriverdi

Self - Interviewee
Kerstin Zettl-Schabath's headshot

Kerstin Zettl-Schabath

Self - Interviewee
Stephan Mayer's headshot

Stephan Mayer

Self - Interviewee
Tabea Rößner's headshot

Tabea Rößner

Self - Interviewee
Victor Zhora's headshot

Victor Zhora

Self - Interviewee

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