Web Warriors

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.