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

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01.03.2026

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

Unless we find a way to keep kids off this dark path of cybercrime, this won’t go away.

[Photo: Peterzayda/Adobe Stock]

BY Next Big Idea Club

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........

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