Cyberwar Mexico's War on Watchdogs (Season 2, Episode 8)
TV-14
TV Episode | 22 min | Documentary

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Cyberwar

Mexico's War on Watchdogs (Season 2, Episode 8)

TV-14

TV Episode | 22 min | Documentary

The government of Mexico buys hacking tools in its fight against cartels. So why is their spyware showing up on the phones of journalists exposing government corruption?

Director

Dagna Gallinger

Writers

Ben Makuch | Garfield Lindsay Miller | Mark Ulster

Producer

Dagna Gallinger

Composers

Joseph Murray | Menalon Music | Lodewijk Vos

Cinematographer

Christopher Yapp

Editor

James Francey

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Edit Released

Updated Nov 21, 2017

Release date

Nov 21, 2017 (United States)

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Cast	+ Add Cast
9 cast members

Name	Known for
Ben Makuch Self - Host Self - Host See fewer	Best of VICE Canada (2015)
Luis Fernando García Self - Executive Director, R3D Self - Executive Director, R3D See fewer	Cyberwar (2016)
Carmen Aristegui Self - Journalist & Host, Aristegui Self - Journalist & Host, Aristegui See fewer	CNN en Español Especial: Terremoto en México (2017)
Mario Patrón Self - Director, Centro Prodh Self - Director, Centro Prodh See fewer	Cyberwar (2016)
Jesus Carrillo Self - Volunteer with Defensas Rurales Self - Volunteer with Defensas Rurales See fewer	Cyberwar (2016)
Salvador Caro Self - Police Commissioner of Guadalajara (as Salvador Caro Cabrera) Self - Police Commissioner of Guadalajara (as Salvador Caro Cabrera) See fewer	Cyberwar (2016)
Software Self - Hacker from Michoacan, Mexico Self - Hacker from Michoacan, Mexico See fewer	Cyberwar (2016)
Jesús Esquivel Self - Washington Correspondent, Proceso Self - Washington Correspondent, Proceso See fewer	World's Most Wanted (2020)
Enrique Peña Nieto Self - President of Mexico (archive footage) Self - President of Mexico (archive footage) See fewer	Cartel Land (2015)