The KGB, the Computer and Me

The KGB, the Computer and Me was released on October 3, 1990.

The KGB, the Computer and Me was directed by Robin Bates.

The KGB, the Computer and Me has a runtime of 56m.

The KGB, the Computer and Me was produced by Robin Bates, Kathy White.

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.

The key characters in The KGB, the Computer and Me are Narrator (Clifford Stoll).

The KGB, the Computer and Me is a Documentary film.