{"product_id":"9780307819420","title":"CUCKOO'S EGG","description":"\u003ci\u003eBefore the Internet became widely known as a global  tool for terrorists, one perceptive U.S. citizen recognized its ominous  potential. Armed with clear evidence of computer espionage, he began a  highly personal quest to expose a hidden network of spies that  threatened national security. But would the authorities back him up?  Cliff Stoll's dramatic firsthand account is \"a computer-age detective  story, instantly fascinating [and] astonishingly gripping\"\u003c\/i\u003e (Smithsonian). \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCliff Stoll was an astronomer turned systems manager at Lawrence  Berkeley Lab when a 75-cent accounting error alerted him to the presence  of an unauthorized user on his system. The hacker's code name was  \"Hunter\"—a mysterious invader who managed to break into U.S. computer  systems and steal sensitive military and security information. Stoll  began a one-man hunt of his own: spying on the spy. It was a dangerous  game of deception, broken codes, satellites, and missile bases—a  one-man sting operation that finally gained the attention of the  CIA . . . and ultimately trapped an international spy ring fueled by cash,  cocaine, and the KGB.","brand":"Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47103416729840,"sku":"9780307819420","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780307819420_p0.jpg?v=1763673284","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780307819420","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}