Stalking the Wily Hacker: 40 years later – Cliff Stoll [video]

40 years ago today, I tripped over a 75-cent accounting glitch in a Unix system. That tiny clue led to a year-long chase across networks, modem banks, and in...
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Cliff Stoll recounts his thrilling year-long pursuit of a hacker that began with a minor accounting error in a Unix system. His story highlights the early days of cybersecurity and the lengths taken to track down digital intruders.

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