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Clifford Stoll (Clifford Paul Stoll Jr.) was born on 4 June, 1950 in Buffalo, New York, U.S., is an American astronomer, author and teacher. Discover Clifford Stoll's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 73 years old?

Popular As Clifford Paul Stoll Jr.
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Age 73 years old
Zodiac Sign Gemini
Born 4 June 1950
Birthday 4 June
Birthplace Buffalo, New York, U.S.
Nationality United States

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1950

Clifford Paul "Cliff" Stoll (born June 4, 1950) is an American astronomer, author and teacher.

1960

During the 1960s and 1970s, Stoll was assistant chief engineer at WBFO, a public radio station in his hometown of Buffalo, New York.

1973

He earned a B.S. in Astronomy in 1973 from the University at Buffalo (SUNY).

While studying for his undergraduate degree at SUNY Buffalo, Stoll worked in the university's electronic music laboratory and was mentored by Robert Moog.

1980

He received his PhD from the University of Arizona in 1980.

1986

He is best known for his investigation in 1986, while working as a system administrator at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, that led to the capture of hacker Markus Hess, and for Stoll's subsequent book The Cuckoo's Egg, in which he details the investigation.

Stoll has written three books as well as articles in the non-specialist press (e.g., in Scientific American) on the Curta mechanical calculator and the slide rule, and is a frequent contributor to the mathematics YouTube channel Numberphile.

Cliff Stoll attended Hutchinson Central Technical High School in Buffalo, New York.

In 1986, while employed as a systems administrator at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Stoll investigated a tenacious hacker—later identified as KGB recruit Markus Hess—who stole passwords, pirated multiple computer accounts, and attempted to breach US military security.

After identifying the intrusion, Stoll set up a honeypot for Hess, eventually tracking him down and passing details to the authorities.

It is recognized as one of the first examples of digital forensics.

At the time, gaining cooperation from law enforcement was a challenge due to the relatively new nature of the crime.

He described the events of his investigation in The Cuckoo's Egg: Tracking a Spy Through the Maze of Computer Espionage and the paper "Stalking the Wily Hacker".

1990

Stoll's book was later chronicled in an episode of WGBH's NOVA titled "The KGB, the Computer, and Me", which aired on PBS stations in 1990.

1995

In his 1995 book Silicon Snake Oil and an accompanying article in Newsweek, Stoll raised questions about the influence of the Internet on future society, and whether it would be beneficial.

He made various predictions in the article, such as calling e-commerce nonviable (due to a lack of personal contact and secure online funds transfers) and the future of printed news publications ("no online database will replace your daily newspaper").

2010

When the article resurfaced on Boing Boing in 2010, Stoll left a self-deprecating comment: "Of my many mistakes, flubs, and howlers, few have been as public as my 1995 howler ... Now, whenever I think I know what's happening, I temper my thoughts: Might be wrong, Cliff ..."

Stoll was an eighth-grade physics teacher at Tehiyah Day School, in El Cerrito, California, and later taught physics to home-schooled teenagers.

Stoll was a regular contributor to MSNBC's The Site.

Stoll is an FCC licensed amateur radio operator with the call sign K7TA.

He appears frequently on Brady Haran's YouTube channel Numberphile.

Stoll sells blown glass Klein bottles on the internet through his company Acme Klein Bottles.

He stores his inventory in the crawlspace underneath his home in Oakland, California, and accesses it when needed with a homemade miniature robotic forklift.