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Poster for The KGB, the Computer and Me

The KGB, the Computer and Me

1990
  • Robin Bates
  • 56m
  • October 3, 1990 · United States of America

Overview

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.

Details

Status
Released
Release date
October 3, 1990
Original language
English
Countries
United States of America
Director
Robin Bates
Budget
Not recorded
Revenue
Not recorded
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