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The KGB, the Computer and Me
1990 | 56m | English
Popularity: 0.2 (history)
| Director: | Robin Bates |
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| Writer: | Robin Bates, Clifford Stoll |
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| 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 75-cent 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 re-enactment of how he tracked down KGB cracker Markus Hess through the Ethernet to Hannover, Germany. | |
| Release Date: | Oct 03, 1990 |
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| Director: | Robin Bates |
| Writer: | Robin Bates, Clifford Stoll |
| Genres: | Documentary |
| Keywords | hacker, kgb, nerd, computer, karl koch |
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Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 19, 2026 Entered: May 07, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
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| Clifford Stoll | Narrator |
| Name | Job |
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| Robin Bates | Writer, Director |
| Clifford Stoll | Writer |
| Bill Lattanzi | Editor |
| Name | Title |
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| Kathy White | Producer |
| Robin Bates | Producer |
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