{"product_id":"9781416507789","title":"The Cuckoo's Egg: Tracking a Spy through the Maze of Computer Espionage","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 Cliff 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":"Gallery Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47041407025392,"sku":"9781416507789","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781416507789_p0.jpg?v=1763726386","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781416507789","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}