Joe Tidy BBC News

@joetidy

Cyber Correspondent at BBC News. Not posting here much. Find me on bsky.app/profile/joetid…

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Joe Tidy BBC News @joetidy Nov 21, 2024

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.

Joe Tidy BBC News @joetidy Nov 21, 2024

In case you needed any reminding of how much Twitter's 'verification' system has changed, see this from Fahima Abdulrahman and myself: bbc.com/arabic/article…

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Joe Tidy BBC News @joetidy Jan 27

My book is OUT TODAY in the US and Canada! Ctrl+Alt+Chaos: How Teenage Hackers Hijack the Internet. The story of the cruelest hack in history and what it tell us about the teenage cyber crime cycle. Published in all formats by @HarperCollins youtube.com/watch?v=OOnKpQ…

www.youtube.com Ctrl+Alt+Chaos Trailer Book trailer for Ctrl+Alt+Chaos - How Teenage Hackers Hijack the In...

Joe Tidy BBC News @joetidy Jun 22, 2025

I will never get tired of being sent these! Sand, sea and cyber crime! ⛱️ 💀 😂

Joe Tidy BBC News @joetidy Jun 15, 2025

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 youtu.be/aeXWY3TIwFU?si…

www.youtube.com Chasing The Most Hated Hacker In History - Joe Tidy Joe Tidy is a BBC cybersecurity correspondent, covering hacking, da...

Joe Tidy BBC News @joetidy Jun 5, 2025

On WIRED right now - an extract from my book Ctrl+Alt+Chaos: How teenage hackers hijack the internet. wired.com/story/ctrl-alt…