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Cyber Correspondent at BBC News. Not posting here much. Find me on https://t.co/jikJY3J3r1
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Joined September 2008
Partly because of this story and many others like it, I'm not going to post much on Twitter anymore. I'll be on Bluesky and Threads. Still on here for DMs etc.
In case you needed any reminding of how much Twitter's 'verification' system has changed, see this from Fahima Abdulrahman and myself:
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RT @eandtbooks: BBC cyber correspondent & author @joetidy joins the Smashing Security podcast to talk about Ctrl+ Alt+ Chaos, his new book….
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I will never get tired of being sent these! Sand, sea and cyber crime! ⛱️ 💀 😂
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RT @ChrisWillx: “Every single hacker I've ever met has had the same pathway. You get into gaming, then you find yourself on a hacking forum….
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Absolutely loved chatting to @ChrisWillx on Modern Wisdom Podcast about my new book. We talked about teenage hacking culture, cyber cartels and the annoyance of timid Waymos! Chasing The Most Hated Hacker In History - Joe Tidy
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RT @Jellybooks: 'CTRL+ALT+CHAOS' by @joetidy is featured in today’s @blackwellbooks email newsletter
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On WIRED right now - an extract from my book Ctrl+Alt+Chaos: How teenage hackers hijack the internet.
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RT @eandtbooks: Watch the trailer for #CtrlAltChaos: How Teenage Hackers Hijack the Internet by BBC Cyber Correspondent @joetidy. Out 5th J….
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RT @eandtbooks: Happy publication day to @joetidy! 🍾. From the BBC’s cyber correspondent and foremost voice on cybercrime comes the insider….
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RT @Jellybooks: New from @eandtbooks . 'CTRL+ALT+CHAOS' by @joetidy. How Teenage Hackers Hijack the Internet. available from @blackwellbook….
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RT @eandtbooks: A brilliant extract @WIRED from @joetidy's new book #CtrlAltChaos - out today!. What Really Happened in the Aftermath of th….
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RT @KatieBond1: One for everyone at #InfoSec2025 and fans of @DarknetDiaries The new expose of teen hackers gangs #CtrlAltChaos by @joetidy….
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RT @JackRhysider: New episode! Ep 159: Vastaamo. This is the cruelest, nastiest, darkest cyber attack in history. @joetidy tells us the sto….
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Launching my book Ctrl+Alt+Chaos at Infosecurity Europe conference where they have made me an amazing stand! If you are here this week come and say hi and I will sign/ deface your copy! Book is officially out Thursday. #Infosec2025
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RT @eandtbooks: ‘A disturbing study investigates, and interviews, the depraved young hackers wreaking havoc online … An illuminating and of….
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Huge weekend for my book Ctrl+Alt+Chaos - out 5th June. I wrote a double-page spread essay in The Times about the issue of teenage cyber crime. And now The Telegraph has a big review of the book too! ⭐⭐⭐⭐! 'An illuminating and often scary book about teenage hackers."
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It's here! Ctrl+Alt+Chaos: How teenage hackers hijack the internet. Printed and now in stock in all the usual places. Out 5th June! @eandtbooks @HardmanSwainson
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My cyber crime book is printed! Ctrl+Alt+Chaos: How teenage hackers hijack the internet. @eandtbooks @HardmanSwainson
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1 minute trailer for my book - Ctrl+Alt+Chaos: How Teenage Hackers Hijack the Internet. Details here:
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