52min.

Hackers - Identity Theft

Description

Cyberspace is more insecure than ever as hackers exploit human error and technical vulnerability to hold it to ransom for their personal data. Companies, public bodies, schools and individuals have all become victims of  cyber attacks. In this revealing documentary, victims tell how internet criminals have destroyed their lives.

Cybercrime is lucrative and low-risk for the perpetrators and is growing rapidly. While the damage has been estimated at 6,000 million US dollars by 2021, the number of computer attacks worldwide rose by 38% last year. Individuals, companies, authorities - no one can escape them. In Nyon, Switzerland, Christian and his wife lost 10,000 Swiss francs in a scam involving fake technical support. Other hackers, operating in organised groups, prefer attacks using ransomware, a damaging software that allows them to block computer systems and then demand a ransom to unblock access. Nesa Meta, manager of a small company that manufactured windows, had to close down. In the town hall of Rolle in the canton of Vaud, citizens' personal data was published on the darknet. In Israel, where homosexuality is still stigmatised, especially in religious circles, the LGBTQIA+ community was targeted when profiles from the dating website Atraf were leaked via the Telegram messaging service. The medical sector is particularly vulnerable and a popular target for cybercriminals, who do not shy away from endangering lives by paralysing hospitals, as in the case of the Hillel Yaffe Centre in Israel.

The documentary uses numerous testimonials to show how traumatised the victims are whose lives have been destroyed by the intruders. Internet security experts also have their say, explaining the hackers' methods and the tools they use to defend themselves. More and more companies and organisations are being subjected to simulated online and onsite attacks. Indeed, as hackers look for human error and technical vulnerabilities, prevention seems to be the best defence against this growing phenomenon. Former hacker Rabbin des Bois, who now works as an instructor, summarises: ‘You can't devote ten hours of your day to a screen and the digital world without understanding what's at stake, what the risks are and how to protect yourself.’

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Français, Allemand

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Anglais, Espagnol, Italien

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