The Best Hackers & Cybercrime Documentaries

True Crime - 16 free documentaries about hackers & cybercrime.

Start with How easy is it to steal $10,000 from a locked phone? (26 min, Veritasium), then Kim Dotcom: The Man Behind Megaupload (19 min, VICE). All 16 documentaries here are free to watch from their makers' official uploads. To read deeper, the top-rated book on hackers & cybercrime is Countdown to Zero Day by Kim Zetter.

• How easy is it to steal $10,000 from a locked phone? (26 min, Veritasium)
• Kim Dotcom: The Man Behind Megaupload (19 min, VICE)
• Breaking Into a Smart Home With A Laser - Smarter Every Day 229 (19 min, Smarter Every Day)
• The Face of Anonymous: Meet the Man Behind the Mask (87 min, ENDEVR)
• The Dark Web | Black Market Trade | Cyber Crime | Crime | Alpha Bay (91 min, Moconomy)
• The College Student Who Stole $7.5M via SIM Swapping | Cowboy Kings of Crypto (23 min, VICE)
• The World Of Hackers | Political Documentary | Counterculture | Hacking (56 min, Moconomy)
• How Cyberwarfare Actually Works (21 min, Wendover Productions)
• I Hacked Into My Own Car (20 min, Steve Mould)
• Hackers, malware and the darknet - The fatal consequences of cyberattacks (42 min, DW Documentary)
• This Toy Can Open Any Garage (13 min, Veritasium)
• Cyberattacks, data encryption, extortion - How cybercriminals operate (28 min, DW Documentary)
• Inside China’s Cybercrime Industry – The Trojan Horse Threat | How Hackers Control Your Phone (45 min, Moconomy)
• Inside the Disturbing Reality of Child Sex Trafficking in Indonesia | The Dark Web (46 min, Real Crime)
• Along the new Silk Road (44 min, VPRO Documentary)
• A ticking time bomb (Along the new Silk Road) (46 min, VPRO Documentary)

Top-Rated Books About Hackers & Cybercrime

1. Countdown to Zero Day by Kim Zetter (4/5) - View on Amazon
2. Sandworm by Andy Greenberg (4.2/5) - View on Amazon
3. Kingpin by Kevin Poulsen - View on Amazon
4. The Cuckoo's Egg by Clifford Stoll (4.1/5) - View on Amazon