Web Warriors

Name: Web Warriors
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2008-11-20
Duration: 43 min
Rating: 6.6
Cast: Mark Day, Ann-Marie MacDonald, Dax Ravina

TV Movie
2008
43m

IMDb RATING

6.6/10

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Web Warriors is a documentary that defines the conflict, establishes the stakes, and reveals the combatants in the escalating global battle taking place in cyber space. The film features com... Read allWeb Warriors is a documentary that defines the conflict, establishes the stakes, and reveals the combatants in the escalating global battle taking place in cyber space. The film features computer hacker Michael Calce (aka Mafia Boy) who explains how as a 15 year old student he sh... Read allWeb Warriors is a documentary that defines the conflict, establishes the stakes, and reveals the combatants in the escalating global battle taking place in cyber space. The film features computer hacker Michael Calce (aka Mafia Boy) who explains how as a 15 year old student he shut down Yahoo, Amazon, CNN, and Dell - from his bedroom. Viewers will watch grey hat hacke... Read all

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2/10

Hype, Half-Truths, and Misinformation

I'm genuinely surprised by how melodramatic and poorly made this documentary is. It's basically the modern version of "Fear the Reds Under the Bed!" It assumes it's audience has little to no technical knowledge, and then feeds them misinformation and half-truths.

It constantly misuses terms such as "virus" and "hacker", claims DDoS attacks are so powerful they send "other hackers running scared", and claims Yahoo is the most power and important website on the 'net (laughable even for 2008). It plays dramatic music while it's histrionic voice-over speaks of menacing "hackers" that can access any information from any computer on Earth.

This documentary interviews a cracker (which of course they call a "hacker") who claims that within a week he can shut down every power-station in the US as well as completely shutting down the US military. He does this with a straight face.

I'd group this documentary with other farcical nonsense like "Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed". It's rubbish, don't waste your time.