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AI coding platform's flaws allow BBC reporter (me) to be hacked. The BBC has been shown a significant - and unfixed - cyber-security risk in popular AI coding platform Orchids. The case highlights the potential risks of the ongoing vibe-coding gold rush. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Oh brilliant! Thanks Brian

Just found out that Amazon US has chosen Ctrl+Alt+Chaos as an Editor's Pick! Best Non-Fiction Books of the month! 🤩 📖 🙏 @htpbooks.bsky.social

All the commentary about the Melania doc being produced by herself is good and transparent but we didn't hear this with other Netflixy ones lately. Both the Beckham's docs were produced by them, for example. We need to make sure viewers know the difference between a documentary and a PROPumentary.

AI 'slop' is transforming social media - and there's a backlash Social media has been flooded with fake, AI-generated images and videos. But will the majority of users actually care?

My long read today has struck a nerve - 1000 comments!

Read/ listen to me read it here:

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Glad you're enjoying it Dean! Thanks for reading!

🏆 just squeezed in!

Yeah I think the story is pretty set now in terms of the printys out there. You have to stop somewhere!

🏆. Yes! It's mostly the same with a few addional bits and an epilogue about Vastaamo

Unboxing the US edition of my book Ctrl+Alt+Chaos! The story of the Vastaamo hack and what it tells us about teenagers and cybercrime. I have 20 signed copies to give away! Happy to post anywhere in the world. Just say #CtrlAltChaos in the comments and I will get in touch. Thx @htpbooks.bsky.social

Graham Cluley and Joe Tidy on the Smashing Security podcast

The BBC's Joe Tidy joins me on the latest "Smashing Security" podcast where we discuss why a UK-based YouTuber had his smartphone infected with the Pegasus spyware, and just how hard it is to find a reliable assassin on the dark web.

open.spotify.com/episode/7fOZ...

YouTube video by Joe Tidy Hacked, stalked and beaten, the YouTuber awarded £3m after Saudi spyware attack

Exclusive broadcast interview with Ghanem al-Masarir today. The Saudi human rights activist accused Saudi Arabia of targeting him with spyware and has now been awarded £3m in damages by a UK court which concluded the Saudi Royal family ordered the hack and an assault.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrgJ...

Thank you for listening to it!

My book is out today in North America! Published in all the formats by @harpercollins.bsky.social 📖 🥳

Oh yeah! Haha I will change! Thanks Brian!

YouTube video by Joe Tidy Joe Tidy Black Hat EU Keynote 2026: Ctrl+Alt+Chaos

One of the highlights of my book tour so far was speaking at Black Hat EU last month. I was told afterwards that it was the best attended Day 2 Opening Keynote in the conference's history. I've chucked the first 13 mins of it on my channel: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lfmr...

Awesome! Glad you liked it!

Thanks for the nod Christian!

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

YouTube video by BBC World Service AI2027: Is this how AI might destroy humanity? - BBC World Service

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...

I enjoy and read all feedback on my articles. Even on X....

Don't fret - I can still see all your posts on Twitter too!

Hi Joe. Nice to hear from you. The picture is fine in my view - (although I hate the hackers in hoodies cliche!) The article is about crypto theft in general and the majority of crypto theft is bitcoin. Richard and Helen are the jumping off point to give a case study to the problem.

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.

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...

quite possibly!

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.

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:

Thanks Mark!

I don't know about that - Memo was very adept!