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1 online resource |
| Summary |
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. |
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Electronic reproduction. New York : Doubleday, 2012. Requires OverDrive Read (file size: N/A KB) or Adobe Digital Editions (file size: 3284 KB) or Kobo app or compatible Kobo device (file size: N/A KB) or Amazon Kindle (file size: N/A KB). |
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Espionage, Soviet -- United States.
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CEspionage, Soviet -- Germany -- Hannover.
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Computer crimes -- Germany -- Hannover.
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Defense information, Classified -- United States -- Databases.
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Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Original 9780385249461 |
| ISBN |
9780307819420 (electronic bk) |
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