Sharon D. reviewed on 1/8/2006 + 224 more book reviews

Cliff Stoll was an astronomer turned systems manager at Lawrence Berkeley Lab when a 75-cent accounting error altered him to the presence of an unauthorized user on his system. The hacker's coee name was 'Hunter' - a mystery invader hiding inside a twisting electronic labythrinth, breaking into U.S. computer systems and stealing sensitive military and security information. Stoll began a one-man hunt of his own, spying on the spy - and plunged into an incredible international probe that finally gained the attention of top U.S. counter-intelligence agents. "The Cuckoo's Egg" is his wild and suspenseful true story - a year of deception, broken codes, satellites, missile bases and the ultimate sting operation - and how one ingenius American trapped a spy ring paid in cash and cocaine, and reporting to the KGB.

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