{"product_id":"books-cuckoo-s-egg-by-cliff-stoll","title":"Cuckoo's Egg","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBefore the Internet became widely known as a global tool for terrorists, one perceptive U.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eS. 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 Stoll's dramatic firsthand account is a computer-age detective story, instantly fascinating  and] astonishingly gripping (Smithsonian). \u003cbr\u003e 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 hacker's 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.","brand":"World of Books ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53480259846417,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9781416507789.jpg?v=1777544854","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/books-cuckoo-s-egg-by-cliff-stoll","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}