KGB, the Computer and Me, The
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| The KGB, the Computer and Me Title Card | |
| Format | Video (TV) |
|---|---|
| Genre | Documentary |
| Origin | USA |
| Language | English |
| Release Date | 3 October 1990 |
| Running Time | 57 min |
| Production | |
| Created by | Robin Bates |
| Directed by | Robin Bates |
| Produced by | Robin Bates, Kathy White |
| Written by | Robin Bates, CLifford Stoll |
| Screenplay by | Robin Bates |
| Distributed by | PBS |
| Narrated by | CLifford Stoll |
| Starring | CLifford Stoll |
| Music by | Peter Rogers, Melnick |
| Cinematography by | Robin Bates |
| Edited by | Bill Lattanzi |
| Production Company | WBGH |
| Location(s) | USA |
| Original Channel | PBS |
| Additional Information | |
| Based on | The Cuckoo's Egg: Tracking a Spy Through the Maze of Computer Espionage (1989) |
| Topics | Technology, Computers, Hacking |
| Follows | NA |
| Precedes | NA |
| Associated Video | NA |
| Website | NA |
The KGB, the Computer and Me, based on Clifford Stoll's book "The Cuckoo's Egg", re-enacts a story of a Lawrence Lab astronomer and his quest to track down the reason behind a minuscule discrepancy in accounting. Clifford Stoll plays as himself.
Synopsis
In 1986, astronomer turned computer scientist Clifford Stoll had just started working on a computer system at the Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory when he noticed a 75-cent discrepancy between the charges printed by two accounting programs responsible for charging people for machine use. Intrigued, he deduced that the system was being hacked, and he determined to find the culprit. This is the re-enactment of how he tracked down KGB cracker Markus Hess through the Ethernet to Hannover, Germany.
Downloads
| Film | User | Format | Link | Notes |
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| The KGB, the Computer and Me (1990) | NA | DivX | Archive.org |
