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The legendary Cliff Stoll gave a talk at DEF CON 34 in Las Vegas this month. He talked about the hacking incident that he experienced and investigated, and wrote about in his book "The Cuckoo's Egg" (1989). He's hilarious, and if you haven't read the book, it's very interesting. The book covers the incident in much greater depth, of course.

You can watch it here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=656058JxTM0

However, I was really struck watching it for the bits where part of the audience is visible. I don't know why they're all - or many, anyways - wearing headphones, or why those headphones have a giant illuminated logo on them - but it makes this look like a scene from "THX 1138" (1971), or maybe from a cult.

#CliffStoll #CliffordStoll #TheCuckoosEgg #DEFCON #DEFCON34 #hack #hacking #intruder

Wow fourty years ago? Already?

Time to break out and reread Cliff Stoll's excellent 'Cuckoo's Egg' (like I do about every 3 years)

https://www.youtube.com/live/_uYQr8hfpbI

#defcon34 #CliffordStoll #hacking

Read it in a weekend. You will finish it with a sharper eye and deep respect for the astronomer who refused to look away. The Cuckoo's Egg. 5 stars. No reservations.
#CuckoosEgg #CliffordStoll #MustReadBooks #books #bookreviews
https://thisgrandpablogs.com/cuckoos-egg-book-review/

He was an astronomer. Not a spy. Not a cop. Just a curious man who found a 75-cent error and followed it all the way to the KGB. Read The Cuckoo's Egg.
#CuckoosEgg #CliffordStoll #CyberEspionage #books #bookreviews
https://thisgrandpablogs.com/cuckoos-egg-book-review/

Real spying is patience and curiosity. Not gadgets. Not car chases. The Cuckoo's Egg by Clifford Stoll proves that on every page. A must-read 5-star book.
#CuckoosEgg #CliffordStoll #KGBHackerCase #books #bookreviews
https://thisgrandpablogs.com/cuckoos-egg-book-review/

Stoll built a fake military project to trap a KGB hacker. It worked. The Cuckoo's Egg is one of the first true accounts of cyber espionage ever written.
#CuckoosEgg #CliffordStoll #EarlyInternet #books #bookreviews
https://thisgrandpablogs.com/cuckoos-egg-book-review/

23 – Vom C64 bis Hagbard Celine: Mein Deep Dive in die Hackerwelt der 80er

Wann immer ein bestimmtes Thema ein größeres Interesse bei mir erzeugt, versuche ich so tief wie möglich in die Materie einzutauchen. Ein perfektes Beispiel dafür ist die Geschichte des Computerhackers Karl Koch aus Hannover.

A 75-cent billing error. A hacker selling US secrets to the KGB. One astronomer who refused to look away. The Cuckoo's Egg is a true spy story like no other.
#CuckoosEgg #CliffordStoll #CyberEspionage #books #bookreviews
https://thisgrandpablogs.com/cuckoos-egg-book-review/

Mistodon: this #ANSIart screen by AdeptApril is the first file to appear, alphabetically, in the new books-themed MIST0426 artpack, so it is also the first individual work from that collection that we will profile. On request from Zeromous, it is an adaptation of the front cover to #CliffordStoll's 1989 hacker bestseller #TheCuckoosEgg .

The first time you do something, it's science. The second time, it's engineering. The third time it's just being a technician.
-- Clifford Stoll (TED Talk (2006))

⬆ #Wisdom #Quotes #CliffordStoll #Discovery #Engineering #Science #Technology

⬇ #Photography #Panorama #Pictographs #RockArt #NativeAmerican #Utah

The first time you do something, it's science. The second time, it's engineering. The third time it's just being a technician.
-- Clifford Stoll (TED Talk (2006))

⬆ #Wisdom #Quotes #CliffordStoll #Discovery #Engineering #Science #Technology

⬇ #Photography #Panorama #Okefenokee #Swamp #Canoe #Georgia

#StalkingTheWilyHacker
#CliffordStoll

https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/42411.42412

#TheCuckoosEgg #acm

#wroBookMark
#CliffordStoll #TheCuckoosEgg
#CyberSecurity
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clifford_Stoll
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cuckoo%27s_Egg_(book)

The first time you do something, it's science. The second time, it's engineering. The third time it's just being a technician.
-- Clifford Stoll (TED Talk (2006))

⬆ #Wisdom #Quotes #CliffordStoll #Discovery #Engineering #Science #Technology

⬇ #Photography #Panorama #Sunset #Kayaks #Everglades #Florida

The first time you do something, it's science. The second time, it's engineering. The third time it's just being a technician.
-- Clifford Stoll (TED Talk (2006))

⬆ #Wisdom #Quotes #CliffordStoll #Discovery #Engineering #Science #Technology

⬇ #Photography #Panorama #Rainbow #MississippiRiver #Iowa

Which brings us to the documentary "The KGB, the Computer and Me" (1990).

tube direct: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4gHNVNRQTJg

#CliffordStoll #ComputerHistory

@slashdot
I love this guy in his Numberphile YouTube videos. So full of energy and enthusiasm for teaching, despite his advanced age. Took me a long time to realize that he was the same guy who wrote The Cuckoo's Egg.

#CliffordStoll

The #CuckoosEgg is one of my favorite #books ever. It's the real story of how an astronomer turned #sysadmin starts investigating a 75¢ billing discrepancy and ends up uncovering a KGB #hacker in the late 80's.

I knew there was a docu-style movie starring the real admin #CliffordStoll. But I had never watched it. Until today! And it's every bit as fun and nostalgic to watch as I'd hoped!

https://archive.org/details/WGBHKGBComputerMe

The first time you do something, it's science. The second time, it's engineering. The third time it's just being a technician.
-- Clifford Stoll (TED Talk (2006))

⬆ #Quotes #CliffordStoll #Discovery #Engineering #Science #Technology

⬇ #Photography #Panorama #TheMaze #Canyonlands #Utah

TIL Das Internet Archive hat auch Filme. 🤗 Natürlich auch den ersten Hacker-Dokumentarfilm: „The Computer, the KGB and Me“ mit Cliff Stoll über die Jagd auf die KGB-Hacker.
Gut zum Zeigen im Unterricht und wenn jemand das Buch „The Cuukoo‘s Egg“ nicht lesen möchte.

https://archive.org/details/The_KGB_The_Computer_and_Me_1990

#FedILZ #Hacking #CliffordStoll

Y' know, people say #CliffordStoll couldn't have been more wrong about the #Internet back in '95.

I think he couldn't have been more right.

"Every voice can be heard cheaply and instantly. The result? Every voice is heard. The cacophany more closely resembles citizens band radio, complete with handles, harrasment, and anonymous threats. When most everyone shouts, few listen."

#SocialMedia #Predictions #internet

https://www.newsweek.com/clifford-stoll-why-web-wont-be-nirvana-185306

@juh

Darauf hatte schon 1995 #CliffordStoll in seinem großartigen "Silicon Snake Oil" (deutscher Titel: "Die Wüste Internet") hingewiesen: Dass unsere Zeit (= jüngere Vergangenheit und Gegenwart) zu den am schlechtesten dokumentierten Epochen gehören wird. Weil wir unsere Kultur in inkompatiblen Maschinen und Datenformaten archivieren, die schon ein paar Jahrzehnte später niemand mehr lesen kann.

@schaptal @rmd @pses

Yes !
Pour commencer les must read de Sabrina Calvo :p
#cliffordstoll #williamgibson