Joe Tidy’s CTRL+ALT+CHAOS: How Teenage Hackers Hijack the Internet was published at the beginning of June by Elliot & Thompson, and has received some incredible coverage.

Praised by The Daily Telegraph as ‘an illuminating and often scary book’, CTRL+ALT+CHAOS features exclusive interviews with the hackers as well as the police officers trying to stop them. Joe Tidy also draws parallels with recent high-profile attacks from other teenage gangs and ask the question – how can we stop the cycle of teenage boys hijacking life online?

Joe appeared on Chris Williamson’s podcast Modern Wisdom talking about CTRL+ALT+CHAOS and teenage hacking culture, cyber cartels and the annoyance of timid Waymos. Chasing The Most Hated Hacker in History can be listened to here.

The podcast Darknet Diaries also had Joe on, with Jack Rysider praising Joe’s ‘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.’

Jamie MacColl from RUSI, the world’s oldest and the UK’s leading defence and security think tank, highlighted CTRL+ALT+CHAOS as ‘A wake-up call to governments, law enforcement, educators and parents about how teenage boys are being radicalised online to engage in cybercrime.’

Prospect featured CTRL+ALT+CHAOS as one of their books to read this June, calling it ‘a dark story and an illustrative one’, that tells you ‘everything you really need to know about this very modern threat.’ Prospect urges readers to ‘read it – and update your computer’s security settings’. The full review can be read here.

Popular Science described the book as ‘An extremely useful dive into the impact of hacks and of the character of the person that the book describes as arguably the most hated hacker in history.’

CTRL+ALT+CHAOS can be ordered now.