Joe Tidy

2 weeks ago | eandtbooks.com | Joe Tidy

From the BBC’s cyber correspondent and foremost voice on cybercrime comes the insider exposé of the global rise of teen hackers:Ctrl+Alt+Chaos. Cyber correspondent Joe Tidy has investigated and interviewed the most infamous teenage hacker gangs of the past decade for the BBC, and previously for Sky News. Now he unveils the dark digital underbelly where teenage boys are reshaping cybersecurity, cryptocurrency, and organised crime under the noses of their parents.

3 weeks ago | bbc.com | Joe Tidy

The often-explicit pictures are being stored without password protection, leaving them vulnerable to a hack.

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Joe Tidy

The roar of the Zambezi is deafening as millions of gallons of water crash over rocks and tumble down rapids. But there's another sound cutting through the trees of the Zambian bush - the unmistakable high-pitched whine of a bitcoin mine. "It's the sound of money!" says a smiling Phillip Walton as he surveys the shipping container with 120 computers busily crunching through complex calculations that verify bitcoin transactions.

1 month ago | bbc.com | Joe Tidy

Telegram founder allowed to leave France following arrestJoe TidyCyber correspondent, BBC World ServiceGetty ImagesPavel Durov arriving at a Paris courthouse for a hearing in December 2024Pavel Durov, the founder and CEO of social messaging app Telegram, has been allowed to fly home to Dubai as French authorities continue their unprecedented case against him. The tech billionaire was arrested in August after being accused of failing to properly moderate his app to reduce criminality.

1 month ago | flipboard.com | Joe Tidy

The Electric NoseFrida Pro simplifies an unpleasant task for parents with five levels of suction power. Frida Baby is upgrading a popular tool designed to help relieve an infant’s congestion with more power. The company says it sells over 4.7 million of its manual SnotSuckers every year, but for …