The KGB the Computer and Me (1990)

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78
The KGB the Computer and Me
DirectorRobin Bates
NR 56 minOct 3rd, 1990Documentary
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Plot
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 75cent 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 reenactment of how he tracked down KGB cracker Markus Hess through the Ethernet to Hannover Germany

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:October 3rd, 1990
Original Language:English