Teenage hackers are on the rise, and they’re more dangerous than you think

Below, Joe Tidy shares five key insights from his new book, Ctrl + Alt + Chaos: How Teenage Hackers Hijack the Internet.

Tidy is the BBC’s first cyber correspondent and a leading voice on cybercrime. He has covered major global cyberattacks and produced widely viewed international documentaries, including a high-profile investigation into Russia’s most wanted cybercriminal.

What’s the big idea?

Teenage hackers are quietly reshaping cybercrime. They’re not movie-style geniuses...