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Brian Honan @brianhonan.bsky.social · 1h

I really enjoyed @joetidy.bsky.social book CTRL ALT CHAOS where he explores a lot of the motivations and evolution of capabilities on teenage hackers. I strongly recommend it as a read to get more understanding of this

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Joe Tidy BBC News @joetidy.bsky.social · 7h

Two teens arrested over Kido nursery chain hack. Police say the 17-year-olds were arrested at residential addresses in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, on suspicion of computer misuse and blackmail. A rapid police response to a hack that's shocked the cyber world. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Two arrested over cyber-attack on nursery chain

Hackers were said to have stolen the photographs, names and addresses of about 8,000 children.

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Joe Tidy BBC News @joetidy.bsky.social · 1d

⚠️ Do you hodl a lot of crypto?

Targeting high net worth crypto holders has helped North Korean hackers steal more than $2bn so far this year according to researchers. Elliptic told me the highest theft of cryptocurrency from an individual this year is $100m. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

North Korean hackers stealing record sums, researchers say

Analysts estimate cyber-criminals linked to Pyongyang have taken more than $2bn so far in 2025.

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Joe Tidy BBC News @joetidy.bsky.social · 5d

My book's been out for 16 weeks now and I have signed more than 650 copies to give to people at events or send in the post. I will NEVER get tired of this! Making Ctrl+Alt+Chaos has been the hardest but most rewarding thing in my career.
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Joe Tidy BBC News @joetidy.bsky.social · 6d

You know how when the internet became a big deal and every company was called 'something'.com. Right now it feels like its that but for AI. Every company is 'Something' AI. I wonder when this will feel old fashioned...

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Joe Tidy BBC News @joetidy.bsky.social · 6d

Exclusive: Even in the cut throat world of cyber crime, it seems - there is a line. Hackers delete children's pictures and data after nursery attack backlash. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Hackers delete data stolen in nursery cyber-attack after backlash

The hackers tell the BBC they are sorry for their actions - but experts say it's a practical rather than moral move.

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Joe Tidy BBC News @joetidy.bsky.social · 7d

Oh yes, I had forgotten about that

Joe Tidy BBC News @joetidy.bsky.social · 7d

Hah! I will DM you but I know what you are getting at

Joe Tidy BBC News @joetidy.bsky.social · 7d

Our story about ransomware hackers trying to cut a deal with me to hack the BBC is the top talking point on my favourite security podcast - @riskybusiness.bsky.social . As yes, I agree with Adam - the hackers were dumb coming to me for access. On many levels: risky.biz/risky-busine...

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Joe Tidy BBC News @joetidy.bsky.social · 9d

no it was a password reset attempt. luckily!!

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Joe Tidy BBC News @joetidy.bsky.social · 9d

'You'll never need to work again': Criminals offer reporter money to hack BBC.
I recently got offered millions of pounds to give cyber criminals from the Medusa gang my BBC login. I played along to learn about how these 'insider threat' deals work.
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'You'll never need to work again': Criminals offer reporter money to hack BBC

Reporter Joe Tidy was offered money if he would help cyber criminals access BBC systems.

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Rory Cellan-Jones @rorycj.bsky.social · 9d

'You'll never need to work again': Criminals offer reporter money to hack BBC.
Brilliant and chilling piece by @joetidy.bsky.social - who is not, I can confirm, now living on a beach in the Bahamas!
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'You'll never need to work again': Criminals offer reporter money to hack BBC

Reporter Joe Tidy was offered money if he would help cyber criminals access BBC systems.

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Joe Tidy BBC News @joetidy.bsky.social · 11d

Interesting. The hackers have messaged me to say they are now blurring the images of children. Even they now see how that their actions are beyond the pale. (Still continuing the extortion though). My conversation with them:

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Joe Tidy BBC News @joetidy.bsky.social · 11d

The hackers have carried out their threats and posted more children’s profiles plus employee data onto the darknet. It’s hideous but also a desperate attempt to get paid. We have reported this but will not do a running commentary on their actions. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Nursery hackers threaten to publish more children's profiles

The criminals say they will share 30 more profiles along with 100 employees' data if a ransom is not paid.

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Joe Tidy BBC News @joetidy.bsky.social · 12d

Our News at 10 segment on the nursery hacks here. One of the most shocking parts of this nasty little hack is that the criminals have hired people to call up some of the parents to say 'your kids data is going on the dark web unless you tell Kidos to pay us'.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Q9S...

Children's names, pictures and addresses stolen in nursery chain hack - BBC News at 10 report

YouTube video by Joe Tidy

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Joe Tidy BBC News @joetidy.bsky.social · 13d

“A new low”. Children's names, pictures and addresses stolen in nursery chain hack www.bbc.com/news/article...

Children's names, pictures and addresses stolen in nursery hack

Experts have condemned the hack as an "absolute new low" for cyber-crime.

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Joe Tidy BBC News @joetidy.bsky.social · 13d

Co-op says cyber-attack cost it £206m in lost sales
The full cost of the attack could be much higher as the Co-op said it was also expecting there to be some impact to its business in the second half of the year.
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Co-op says cyber-attack cost it £206m in lost sales

The retailer's IT networks were infiltrated by hackers in April, leading to payment problems and shortages of goods in shops.

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Joe Tidy BBC News @joetidy.bsky.social · 13d

Said it before, I'll say it agin - the younger you are the less you care about data privacy... techcrunch.com/2025/09/24/n...

Neon, the No. 2 social app on the Apple App Store, pays users to record their phone calls and sells data to AI firms | TechCrunch

A new call recording app is gaining traction for offering to pay users for voice data from calls, which is sold to AI companies.

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Joe Tidy BBC News @joetidy.bsky.social · 14d

Man arrested in connection with airports cyber-attacks www.bbc.com/news/article...

Man arrested in connection with airport cyber-attacks

The National Crime Agency (NCA) said a 40-year-old man was arrested in West Sussex.

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Joe Tidy BBC News @joetidy.bsky.social · 15d

The latest news is that JLR won’t restart production lines until at least 1st Oct. So it will be a full month since the attack. Lots of people asking me how it can take so long to recover. I did this piece about a ransomware attack on a Norway factory and this explains why: youtu.be/7yHsiTmUnPk?...

How one ransomware attack cost £45m to fix - BBC News

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Joe Tidy BBC News @joetidy.bsky.social · 15d

BBC West Midlands Radio is devoting its entire breakfast show to reporting on the Jaguar Land rover cyber attack today. Incredible to hear about the enormous impact it's having on local people who rely on the plant for direct and indirect employment. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

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Joe Tidy BBC News @joetidy.bsky.social · 16d

EU cyber agency says airport software held to ransom by criminals.

ENISA says criminals are using ransomware to cause chaos in airports around the world. The BBC has seen internal crisis communications from staff inside Heathrow Airport. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

European airport disruption continues after weekend cyber-attack

Brussels Airport asks airlines to cancel nearly half of their outgoing flights on Monday.

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Joe Tidy BBC News @joetidy.bsky.social · 16d

Just finished Supremacy by Parmy Olson - definitely lives up to the hype. A brilliant look at how the bitter rivalry between otherwise gentle characters Sam Altman and Demis Hassabis has led to the future of AI being in the hands of the incumbent tech giants

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Joe Tidy BBC News @joetidy.bsky.social · 18d

Cyber-attack causes delays at Heathrow and other European airports. Latest lines here in our updating story. I'll be on the newschannel imminently talking about what we know. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Heathrow cyber-attack: Delays after airport check-in system hit

Travellers report multi-hour waits for some airlines as disruption also hits Brussels and Berlin.

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Joe Tidy BBC News @joetidy.bsky.social · 18d

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