Article 77Z1W Cliff Stoll revisits the 75-cent glitch that caught KGB hackers, 40 years later

Cliff Stoll revisits the 75-cent glitch that caught KGB hackers, 40 years later

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Mark Frauenfelder
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Every year since 1993, hackers, researchers, computer security specialists, and government intelligence employees have gathered in Las Vegas for the annual DEF CON. This year Clifford Stoll gave an energetic talk on the 40th anniversary of the hacker hunt behind his famous non-fiction thriller, The Cuckoo's Egg. - Read the rest

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