The KGB, the Computer and Me

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The KGB, the Computer and Me (1990)

Directed by Robin Bates

Documentary · 56m

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.

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Cast

Crew

Director
Robin Bates
Writer
Robin Bates, Clifford Stoll
Editor
Bill Lattanzi
Producer
Robin Bates, Kathy White

Details

Release date
1990-10-03
Runtime
56m
Genres
Documentary
Original language
EN
Countries
United States of America