The KGB Hack: 30 Years Later [video]

[doener]

https://media.ccc.de/v/36c3-11031-the_kgb_hack_30_years_later

[st_goliath]

The KGB, the Computer and Me:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EcKxaq1FTac

[herbstein → st_goliath]

I've seen this multiple times. Cliff Stoll is strangely compelling, and the story is fascinating.

[JadeNB → st_goliath]

PBS content is blocked in the US?

[kqr2 → JadeNB]

Try: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qubEamdc4Ng

[skinkestek → st_goliath]

Niiice. Gonna watch tonight I hope.

[ackbar03]

The book was really one hell of a read. I would say it's an important historical moment, the first recorded state-nation hacking event

[buzzkillington → ackbar03]

There were plenty of 'hacks' prior to this:

https://www.wired.com/2004/03/soviets-burned-by-cia-hackers/

[JadeNB → ackbar03]

I'm too lazy to watch the video. Would you be willing to mention the title of the book? (I searched "KGB hack" on Amazon, but any historical results were swamped by the present-day material.)

[k5z → JadeNB]

It’s called The Cuckoo’s Egg: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cuckoo%27s_Egg

[maxmax]

Cliff Stoll is awesome and also makes/sells Klein Bottles:

https://www.kleinbottle.com/