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The KGB, the Computer and Me

In 1986, a 75-cent discrepancy in computer charges at the Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory led to a gripping cybersecurity investigation by Clifford Stoll, a former astronomer turned computer scientist.

Clifford Stoll, a computer system administrator and former astronomer, tracks down a hacker who infiltrated the Lawrence Berkeley Lab's system, leading him on a cross-country chase from California to Germany, where the hacker is revealed to be selling secrets to the KGB.

Info about The KGB, the Computer and Me

Studio(s): WGBH

Originally Released: United States, Oct 03, 1990

Production Country: United States

Genres:Documentary