Category - Non Fiction / Mystery & Detective
Format - Paperback
Condition - Good
Listed - A year ago
Views - 7
Ships From - Colorado
Est. Publication Date - Dec 1998
Seller Description
Cliff Stoll was an astronomer tured systems manager at Lawrence Berkeley Lab when a 75-cent accounting error alerted him to the presence of an unauthorized user on his system. The hacker's code name was "Hunter*- a mystery invader hiding inside a twisting electronic labyrinth, breaking into U.S. computer systems and stealing sensitive military and security information. Stoll began a one-man hunt of his own, spying on the spy - and plunged into an incredible international probe that finally gained the attention of top U.S. counter-intelligence agents. THE CUCKOOS EGG is his wild and suspenseful true story - a year of deception, broken codes, satellites, missile bases and the ultimate sting operation- and how one ingenious American trapped a spy ring paid in cash and cocaine, and reporting to the KGB.
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The Cuckoo's Egg: Inside the World of Computer Espionage
ISBN: 0671726889
Publisher Description
Cliff Stoll was an astronomer turned systems manager at Lawrence Berkeley Lab when a 75-cent accounting error alerted him to the presence of an unauthorized users on his system. The hacker's code name...
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