Joe Tidy BBC News
@joetidy.bsky.social
Cyber Correspondent, BBC News. Author of Ctrl+Alt+Chaos. I cover cyber security, online safety, crypto, AI, social networks and everything 💻📱📡. Global news mainly. DMs always open for tips/ feedback.
Back in the recording booth doing some additional bits for my book. Added more to the story including an epilogue for the North American edition which comes out next week! Ctrl+Alt+Chaos: How Teenage Hackers Hijack the Internet: www.amazon.co.uk/Ctrl-Alt-Cha... @harpercollins.bsky.social
January 22, 2026 at 8:46 PM
Back in the recording booth doing some additional bits for my book. Added more to the story including an epilogue for the North American edition which comes out next week! Ctrl+Alt+Chaos: How Teenage Hackers Hijack the Internet: www.amazon.co.uk/Ctrl-Alt-Cha... @harpercollins.bsky.social
With my book launching in the US + Canada I joined @patrick.risky.biz & @metlstorm.risky.biz on the RiskyBiz pod. I've listened to these guys for 8yrs so it was an honour to chat through cyber news and explain why I decided to write a book about teenage hackers and the Vastaamo case. risky.biz
January 22, 2026 at 9:46 AM
With my book launching in the US + Canada I joined @patrick.risky.biz & @metlstorm.risky.biz on the RiskyBiz pod. I've listened to these guys for 8yrs so it was an honour to chat through cyber news and explain why I decided to write a book about teenage hackers and the Vastaamo case. risky.biz
Our video about the controversial AI2027 paper has now been watched more than 10m times on YouTube. My biggest ever video and the 2nd biggest ever for World Service. I'm especially proud of this one as I made it completely on my own. Scripting, prompting and editing.
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AI2027: Is this how AI might destroy humanity? - BBC World Service
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January 21, 2026 at 10:31 AM
Our video about the controversial AI2027 paper has now been watched more than 10m times on YouTube. My biggest ever video and the 2nd biggest ever for World Service. I'm especially proud of this one as I made it completely on my own. Scripting, prompting and editing.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Uuf...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Uuf...
I enjoy and read all feedback on my articles. Even on X....
January 19, 2026 at 8:00 PM
I enjoy and read all feedback on my articles. Even on X....
How crypto criminals stole $700 million from people - often using age-old tricks. My BBC In-Depth article about the troubling rise of scams, cyber attacks - and even muggings - on individual crypto holders. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
How crypto criminals stole $713 million
As crypto wealth continues to grow, criminals are mixing sophisticated hacks with deception, and in some cases, real life violence.
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January 19, 2026 at 10:28 AM
How crypto criminals stole $700 million from people - often using age-old tricks. My BBC In-Depth article about the troubling rise of scams, cyber attacks - and even muggings - on individual crypto holders. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Fears Iran's internet shutdown could lead to 'extreme digital isolation'. Latest from me and the BBC Persian team: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Fears Iran's internet shutdown could lead to 'extreme digital isolation'
Internet monitor FilterWatch warns that authorities are trying to cut the country off from international connectivity.
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January 18, 2026 at 2:03 PM
Fears Iran's internet shutdown could lead to 'extreme digital isolation'. Latest from me and the BBC Persian team: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
The Julius Kivimaki and Vastaamo hack story is back in the news today with articles and a new BBC podcast series. Given that I've literally "written the book" on this hack I offered to help but they never replied. The good news is, there's a brilliant HBO doc series out, which I was involved in:
January 17, 2026 at 1:05 PM
The Julius Kivimaki and Vastaamo hack story is back in the news today with articles and a new BBC podcast series. Given that I've literally "written the book" on this hack I offered to help but they never replied. The good news is, there's a brilliant HBO doc series out, which I was involved in:
With all the hype around 'Physical AI' - how close are we to the sci-fi dream of having robots that can clean up, do laundry and help around the house? I went to Silicon Valley to meet 4 state of the art bots to find out. youtu.be/ZOsm1qoEr7M?...
Domestic robots: from science fiction to reality? - BBC World Service
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January 16, 2026 at 8:45 AM
With all the hype around 'Physical AI' - how close are we to the sci-fi dream of having robots that can clean up, do laundry and help around the house? I went to Silicon Valley to meet 4 state of the art bots to find out. youtu.be/ZOsm1qoEr7M?...
BBC News sub editors are having fun today! The coincidence of me doing a story about AI robots that can tidy up our homes genuinely passed me by until now!
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January 12, 2026 at 8:16 AM
BBC News sub editors are having fun today! The coincidence of me doing a story about AI robots that can tidy up our homes genuinely passed me by until now!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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For this week's Tech Decoded newsletter I wrote a column asking "Is it time for slop-free social media?". Sign up to the weekly tech newsletter here: cloud.email.bbc.com/techdecoded-...
January 6, 2026 at 11:56 AM
For this week's Tech Decoded newsletter I wrote a column asking "Is it time for slop-free social media?". Sign up to the weekly tech newsletter here: cloud.email.bbc.com/techdecoded-...
Beyond excited to see my book on Audible's 'most anticipated audiobooks' list for 2026! Ctrl+Alt+Chaos comes out in the US and Canada in a few weeks. 😍 🥳 📖
January 5, 2026 at 8:48 PM
Beyond excited to see my book on Audible's 'most anticipated audiobooks' list for 2026! Ctrl+Alt+Chaos comes out in the US and Canada in a few weeks. 😍 🥳 📖
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I'm late to the party but if you are interested in Russian cyberthreats, I definitely recommend the 3rd season of the BBC's "Cyber Hack" podcast about the Russian hacker group Evil Corp and its links to the FSB. By @joetidy.bsky.social & @sarahrainsfordbbc.bsky.social
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BBC Sounds - Cyber Hack - Available Episodes
Listen to the latest episodes of Cyber Hack on BBC Sounds.
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January 2, 2026 at 9:36 PM
I'm late to the party but if you are interested in Russian cyberthreats, I definitely recommend the 3rd season of the BBC's "Cyber Hack" podcast about the Russian hacker group Evil Corp and its links to the FSB. By @joetidy.bsky.social & @sarahrainsfordbbc.bsky.social
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Wild story here from South Korea about an insider data breach of ecommerce giant Coupang. Former worker stole private data of 30m customers. Got caught and threw his laptop in a river. Coupang fully transparent and already giving compensation. Source: Coupang! 👏 www.aboutcoupang.com/English/news...
Update on Coupang Korea Cybersecurity Incident | Coupang, Inc.
Below are the statements Coupang published related to the recent cybersecurity incident. —————————————————————————————– Originally posted on Dec 29, 2025 09:50 in KST: Coupang Announces Compensation P...
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January 2, 2026 at 11:28 AM
Wild story here from South Korea about an insider data breach of ecommerce giant Coupang. Former worker stole private data of 30m customers. Got caught and threw his laptop in a river. Coupang fully transparent and already giving compensation. Source: Coupang! 👏 www.aboutcoupang.com/English/news...
Brilliant summary of The Big Ones from 2025 here from @bleepingcomputer.com . What is in store for 2026... www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/securit...
The biggest cybersecurity and cyberattack stories of 2025
2025 was a big year for cybersecurity, with cyberattacks, data breaches, threat groups reaching new notoriety levels, and, of course, zero-day flaws exploited in breaches. Some stories, though, were m...
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January 1, 2026 at 6:34 PM
Brilliant summary of The Big Ones from 2025 here from @bleepingcomputer.com . What is in store for 2026... www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/securit...
Thread of my story highlights of 2025. Thanks to all the producers, commissioners and editors who helped make them with me. Special thanks to the people who gave us their time, tips and expertise. Got a story for 2026? My contact deets here as ever: linktr.ee/joetidy
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December 29, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Thread of my story highlights of 2025. Thanks to all the producers, commissioners and editors who helped make them with me. Special thanks to the people who gave us their time, tips and expertise. Got a story for 2026? My contact deets here as ever: linktr.ee/joetidy
Hate how the word 'several' has crept into journalism/ books. As far as I can tell it means 'more than 2 but less than seven'. If the number is that low then surely we can count them and be accurate?
December 23, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Hate how the word 'several' has crept into journalism/ books. As far as I can tell it means 'more than 2 but less than seven'. If the number is that low then surely we can count them and be accurate?
Coming soon to BBC News. And maybe to our homes in the next couple of years…
December 21, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Coming soon to BBC News. And maybe to our homes in the next couple of years…
Catching up on the LastPass fine in the UK. The ICO yesterday fined the firm £1.2m for security failings that led to loss of customer data. No master passwords or passwords inside vaults were breached... ico.org.uk/media2/xfbl1...
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December 12, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Catching up on the LastPass fine in the UK. The ICO yesterday fined the firm £1.2m for security failings that led to loss of customer data. No master passwords or passwords inside vaults were breached... ico.org.uk/media2/xfbl1...
Making some finishing touches to my #blackhat speech! Very excited to be doing the opening keynote on Thursday. I'll be doing a book signing too. @blackhatevents.bsky.social
December 9, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Making some finishing touches to my #blackhat speech! Very excited to be doing the opening keynote on Thursday. I'll be doing a book signing too. @blackhatevents.bsky.social
We've started uploading visualisations of our Evil Corp podcast series to YouTube. The team has done a brilliant job of weaving in content from police media kits, social media posts and material from our documentary coverage of the gang over the years. www.youtube.com/watch?v=nuQ-...
Russian hackers accused of stealing millions - Cyber Hack: Evil Corp Ep1, BBC World Service podcast
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December 8, 2025 at 8:49 AM
We've started uploading visualisations of our Evil Corp podcast series to YouTube. The team has done a brilliant job of weaving in content from police media kits, social media posts and material from our documentary coverage of the gang over the years. www.youtube.com/watch?v=nuQ-...
First pic - a column I wrote for the BBC Tech Decoded newsletter where I pondered how long it would be until Meta curtailed it's huge spending on building out its metaverse. Second pic - news this week. Column here for posterity: view.email.bbc.com?qs=6f24de31c...
December 6, 2025 at 10:55 PM
First pic - a column I wrote for the BBC Tech Decoded newsletter where I pondered how long it would be until Meta curtailed it's huge spending on building out its metaverse. Second pic - news this week. Column here for posterity: view.email.bbc.com?qs=6f24de31c...
'Parents are cluless as child hackers steal millions.' Good exploration of the issue of teenage hacking gangs here from Sky News. news.sky.com/liveblog-web...
Ex-teen hackers warn parents are clueless as children steal 'millions' | Money blog
Ex-cyber criminals jailed for stealing millions warn in exclusive interviews that parents are unaware it's easier than ever for children to fall down the hacking rabbit hole - and the first step is of...
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December 6, 2025 at 9:16 AM
'Parents are cluless as child hackers steal millions.' Good exploration of the issue of teenage hacking gangs here from Sky News. news.sky.com/liveblog-web...
Another Cloudflare outage. On Friday at business time for the UK and many other parts of the world. This was a scheduled thing that seems to have failed. There is something deliberate in the timings of these 'maintenance gone wrong events'. The rest of the world suffers whilst the US sleeps.
December 5, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Another Cloudflare outage. On Friday at business time for the UK and many other parts of the world. This was a scheduled thing that seems to have failed. There is something deliberate in the timings of these 'maintenance gone wrong events'. The rest of the world suffers whilst the US sleeps.
UK's Ofcom keeps issuing fines to companies which fail to put adequate age gating into sites. But companies are just ignoring them. Online Safety Act is proving very hard to enact. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Porn site fined £1m over age verification has never replied to Ofcom
The regulator tells the BBC it has been emailing AVS Group Ltd without reply since July.
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December 4, 2025 at 5:19 PM
UK's Ofcom keeps issuing fines to companies which fail to put adequate age gating into sites. But companies are just ignoring them. Online Safety Act is proving very hard to enact. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Asahi says 1.5 million customers' data potentially leaked in cyber-attack. Hat tip to Asahi for its continued transparency about the ransomware attack. Other firms hit this year who tried to minimise, deny and cover up attacks could learn from Asahi's honesty. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Asahi says more than 1.5 million customers' data potentially leaked in cyber-attack
The ransomware attack in September crippled Asahi's Japan operations and caused a drinks shortage.
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November 27, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Asahi says 1.5 million customers' data potentially leaked in cyber-attack. Hat tip to Asahi for its continued transparency about the ransomware attack. Other firms hit this year who tried to minimise, deny and cover up attacks could learn from Asahi's honesty. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...