The Cuckoo's Egg: Tracking a Spy Through the Maze of Computer

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The Cuckoo's Egg: Tracking a Spy Through the Maze of Computer Espionage

Before the Internet became widely known as a global tool for terrorists, one perceptive U.S. citizen recognized its ominous potential. Armed with clear evidence of computer espionage, he began a highly personal quest to expose a hidden network of spies that threatened national security. But would the authorities back him up? Cliff Stoll's dramatic firsthand account is "a computer-age detective story, instantly fascinating [and] astonishingly gripping" (Smithsonian).
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 user on his system. The hacker's code name was "Hunter" -- a mysterious invader who managed to break into U.S. computer systems and steal sensitive military and security information. Stoll began a one-man hunt of his own: spying on the spy. It was a dangerous game of deception, broken codes, satellites, and missile bases -- a one-man sting operation that finally gained the attention of the CIA...and ultimately trapped an international spy ring fueled by cash, cocaine, and the KGB.
Country USA
Brand Gallery Books
Manufacturer Pocket Books
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9781416507789
ReleaseDate 2005-09-13
UnitCount 1
UPCs 787721923671
EANs 8601200542172

Country	USA
Brand	Gallery Books
Manufacturer	Pocket Books
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	9781416507789
ReleaseDate	2005-09-13
UnitCount	1
UPCs	787721923671
EANs	8601200542172

The Cuckoo's Egg: Tracking a Spy Through the Maze of Computer Espionage

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