The KGB, The Computer and Me - The Cuckoo’s Egg Story

Why HN readers recommended it

Recommended as a documentary telling the early hacking and spy-hunting story, with the original people involved.

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Video & recommendation details

Creator / channel

Australian Phoenix CyberOps

Topic

cuckoo's egg hacking case

Format

documentary

Level

general

HN recommenders in dataset

3

HN mentions in dataset

3

Recommendation years in dataset

2024–2025

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From the original HN conversations

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• Here here. I love Cliff and have my own Acme Klein bottle, a wedding present from my wife. I read the book ages ago of course, but I just discovered the NOVA documentary last week. It's quite amazing to see the original people involved recreating …

• His NOVA episode on the same subject is worth a watch as well [VIDEO] I think most younger readers will be familiar through his videos on the Numberphile YouTube channel.

• If you like this then you will probably like "The Cuckoo's Egg: Tracking a Spy Through the Maze of Computer Espionage", a 1989 book by Clifford Stoll. Also available as audiobook, and a documentary ("The KGB, The computer and Me"). [VIDEO]