The Cuckoos Egg: Tracking a Spy Through the Maze of Computer Espionage

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 StollS 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 HackerS 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.