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Name: The Cuckoo’s Egg
Rating: 3.947368421052 (19 reviews)
Author: Clifford Stoll

In the mid‑1980s, Clifford Stoll, a university astronomer, discovers a phantom user in the institution’s computer system that has inexplicably spent 75 cents’ worth of time. Mysterious and costly, the phantom account draws Stoll’s attention. Stoll, who had no formal training in computer systems, takes a hands‑on look and works to trace the activity. Rare, as computers weren’t networked in the same way as today, this investigation quickly becomes an international story, involving computer crimes, Soviet espionage, and classified defense information. Stoll’s account of this detection and the subsequent international network reveals the early days of internet security and spying tactics, showing how a single anomalous account can spark a global investigation.

First publish date: 1989

Genre: Technology & Computing/Cybersecurity

Authors: Clifford Stoll

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