Ctrl+Alt+Chaos
How Teenage Hackers Hijack the Internet
$41.96
- Paperback
256 pages
- Release Date
29 September 2026
Summary
Ctrl+Alt+Chaos is a gripping true crime narrative about the life and crimes of Julius Kivimaki, aka Zeekill, arguably the most hated hacker in history. 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. Kivimaki’s jou…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781783968787 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1783968788 |
| Author: | Joe Tidy |
| Publisher: | Elliott & Thompson Limited |
| Imprint: | Elliott & Thompson Limited |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 29 September 2026 |
| Dimensions: | 129mm x 198mm |
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Critics Review
‘Joe has a gift for uncovering stories others can’t and turning them into something unforgettable. This book doesn’t just tell a story. It grabs you, pulls you in, and doesn’t let go.’ Jack Rhysider, Darknet Diaries podcast
‘A disturbing study investigates, and interviews, the depraved young hackers wreaking havoc online … An illuminating and often scary book’ The Daily Telegraph
‘A wake-up call to governments, law enforcement, educators and parents about how teenage boys are being radicalised online to engage in cybercrime.’ Jamie MacColl, RUSI
‘With a mix of interviews and research, Tidy gives us valuable insights into the mindsets behind and causes of this hacking activity - how teens get into it, how some manage to turn their lives around (often going into cybersecurity), while others become career criminals.’ Popular Science
‘It is a dark story and an illustrative one. Tidy reveals, through blessedly uncomplicated prose, how hacking developed from being a relatively noble pursuit in the 1980s into something conducted by 21st-century sociopaths who want to “inflict hurt and harm for their amusement, pleasure and power”. Read it—and update your computer’s security settings.’ Prospect
Joe Tidy
Joe Tidy is the BBC’s first ever Cyber Correspondent and the foremost voice in the corporation on cybercrime and hacking. Over the past six years, he has covered all major cyber-attacks for BBC TV, Radio, social media, and website.
He has made documentaries about cyber security, travelling to the US, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Argentina, Germany, and Ukraine to track down stories and characters. Joe’s most high-profile news feature and documentary saw him travel to Russia in November 2021 in search of the world’s most wanted cyber-criminal. This hunt was read by 1 million people, viewed across social media more than 2.4 million times, and translated into 30 different languages across the BBC network.
His top six BBC News documentaries have garnered more than 7 million views, including 2.2 million for The Teenage Millionaire Hacker and 1.4 million for The Russian Hackers. He has also recently hosted the popular Cyber Hack series in the feature Evil Corp.
Before joining the BBC, he was a correspondent at Sky News, where he regularly reported on technology. He began his decade-long obsession with cybercrime after reporting on the infamous 2014 Christmas Day Lizard Squad attack.
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