The KGB, the Computer and Me 34 years old

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.

Credits

The KGB, the Computer and Me Cast

Name Character
Clifford Stoll He was 40, now 74 years old as Narrator

The KGB, the Computer and Me Crew

Name Department
Clifford Stoll as Writer. He was 40 (now 74) years old Writing
The KGB, the Computer and Me poster
The KGB, the Computer and Me (34 years)

  • Release day: Wednesday, October 03, 1990
  • Runtime: 56 minutes