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1. How did Cliff Stoll find the hacker?
2. Who was the hacker in Cuckoo's Egg?
3. What is the story of the cuckoo's egg?

How did Cliff Stoll find the hacker?

Stoll slept under his desk at the lab and programmed his pager to alert him when the hacker logged into the network in the middle of the night. He also set up dozens of printers to transcribe every keystroke the hacker typed in real time. All of that added up to something like the first intrusion detection system.

Who was the hacker in Cuckoo's Egg?

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.

What is the story of the cuckoo's egg?

The Cuckoo's Egg is an engrossing and gripping story about an astronomer's discovery of a hacker who obtains access to computer networks through holes within the system and simply guessing user passwords.