Inside the World of Cyber Mercenaries: Hacking for Profit | VICE: Cyberwar | Blueprint

Authoritarian regimes are using spyware tools bought from private companies in the West. Hacker PhineasFisher targeted these companies to reveal their deals to suppress dissent. Subscribe to Blueprint: https://bit.ly/blueprintitvs Tapping into the geopolitics of hacking and surveillance, Ben Makuch travels the world to meet with hackers, government officials, and dissidents to investigate the ecosystem of cyberwarfare. This film was first broadcast: 2016 Watch More Documentaries True Lives - https://bit.ly/3A8xRMJ Our History - https://bit.ly/3rUpdhL Our World - https://bit.ly/3ftuckM Our Stories - https://bit.ly/3ynfFyk Taste - https://bit.ly/3OZoDcV Up Close - https://bit.ly/3zMSJ1H Crime Up Close - https://bit.ly/CrimeUpClose Discover the best science, technology, and engineering shows. Explore amazing experiments, groundbreaking inventions, and the secrets behind incredible builds. Ignite your curiosity! Content produced by Vice, distributed by ITV Studios. #science #technology #engineering