The KGB, the Computer and Me

The KGB, the Computer and Me

Year: 1990

Runtime: 56 mins

Language: English

Director: Robin Bates

Documentary

In 1986, astronomer‑turned‑computer scientist Clifford Stoll began work at Lawrence Berkeley Lab and spotted a 75‑cent mismatch between two accounting programs. Suspecting a breach, he traced the intrusion through the Ethernet and ultimately identified the KGB‑backed hacker Markus Hess in Hannover, Germany.

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