THE BLACK PACKET
Explore thought-provoking documentaries that challenge conventional narratives.
From technology and hacking to societal manipulation and hidden truths.
DEFCON: The Documentary
DEFCON is the world's largest hacking conference, held in Las Vegas, Nevada. In 2012 it was held for the 20th time. The conference has strict no-filming policies, but for DEFCON 20, a documentary crew was allowed full access to the event. The film follows the four days of the conference, the events and people (attendees and staff), and covers history and philosophy behind DEFCON's success and unique experience.
Revolution OS
Revolution OS is a documentary that examines the genesis of the Open Source Movement, and explores and explains the technical and intellectual issues involved in a manner understandable to computer aficionados and non-techheads alike.
Code 2600
CODE 2600 documents the Info-Tech Age, told by the events and people who helped build and manipulate it. It explores the impact this new connectivity has on our ability to remain human while maintaining our personal privacy and security.
Triumph of the Nerds
Three part documentary series that tells the story of the birth of the personal computer, with the candid recollections of PC pioneers, like Steve Wozniak, Steve Jobs and Bill Gates.
WANNACRY - The World's Largest Ransomware Attack
In May of 2017, a worldwide cyberattack by the name of WannaCry affected over 200 countries in less than 24 hours, and cost the world billions of dollars. This is the story of the world's largest ransomware attack.
Steal This Film - I and II (2006)
This pair of documentaries about the movement against intellectual property, released by the collective known as The League of Noble Peers. Part One (2006) explores filesharing and its positive aspects, while Part Two (2007) examines the backlash from copyright holders.
Dark Web - Fighting Cybercrime
Virtually anyone with an Internet connection will be the victim of a cyber attack at some point in his or her life. It’s no longer a matter of ‘if’ it’s a matter of ‘when’. In the fight against this new legion of criminals our only hope is to embrace the full potential of AI.
Cyber Attacks - 60 Minutes
From March 2019, Lesley Stahl's investigation into the cutting-edge cyber espionage tool Pegasus. From April 2015, Steve Kroft's report on North Korea's alleged hacking of Sony Pictures executives' emails. From March 2012, Kroft's story on "Stuxnet," the computer virus that sabotaged Iran's nuclear program. And from May 2023, Sharyn Alfonsi's story about online scams targeting seniors.
What Facebook Knows About You
Facebook is thought to know more about us than any other business in history, but what does the social network that Mark Zuckerberg built do with all of our personal information? Reporter Darragh MacIntyre investigates how Facebook's powerful algorithms allow advertisers and politicians to target us more directly than ever before, and he questions whether the company's size and complexity now makes it impossible to regulate.
We Steal Secrets - The Story Of Wikileaks
A gripping, edge-of-your-seat thriller about Julian Assange and the creation of WikiLeaks, the controversial website that facilitated the largest security breach in U.S. history. Paralleling Assange’s rise and fall with that of Pfc. Bradley Manning, the troubled young soldier who leaked hundreds of thousands of classified documents, We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks is a “riveting, nail-bitingly tense” (Chris Nashawaty, Entertainment Weekly), multi-layered exposé about transparency in the information age and our ever-elusive search for the truth.
Deep Web
Deep Web gives the inside story of one of the most important and riveting digital crime sagas of the century – the arrest of Ross William Ulbricht, the 30-year-old entrepreneur convicted of being ‘Dread Pirate Roberts,’ creator and operator of online black market Silk Road. As the only film with exclusive access to the Ulbricht family, Deep Web explores how the brightest minds and thought leaders behind the Deep Web and Bitcoin are now caught in the crosshairs of the battle for control of a future inextricably linked to technology, with our digital rights hanging in the balance.
We Are Legion
Takes us inside the world of Anonymous, the radical “hacktivist” collective that has redefined civil disobedience for the digital age. The film explores early hacktivist groups like Cult of the Dead Cow and Electronic Disturbance Theater, then moves to Anonymous’ raucous beginnings on the website 4chan. Through interviews with current members, people recently returned from prison or facing trial, writers, academics, activists and major players in various “raids,” the documentary traces Anonymous’ evolution from merry pranksters to a full-blown movement with a global reach, the most transformative civil disobedience of our time.