Ctrl + alt + kaaos

Julius Kivimäen ja muiden hakkerien jäljillä

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336 sivua : kuvitettu ; 23 cm, 336 pages

Finnish language

Published 2025 by Bazar.

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(2 reviews)

Ctrl+Alt+Chaos is a true-crime cyberthriller that tells the story of Julius Kivimäki, aka Zeekill, arguably the most hated hacker in history. It unveils the dark digital underbelly where teenage boys, hidden in plain sight of their parents, are reshaping cybersecurity, cryptocurrency and organised crime. Kivimäki's journey from twelve-year-old cyber nuisance to internationally Most Wanted criminal, gives us vital insights into the rise of a sinister youth-hacking culture. Joe Tidy tracks the rise and fall of some of the most infamous groups, including LulSec, HTP, UG Nazi and Lizard Squad, with exclusive interviews with the hackers who where there and the police officers trying to stop them. He also draws parallels with recent high-profile attacks by gangs including Lapsus$ and The Com, and addresses the question: how can we stop the anarchic cycle of teenage boys hijacking life online?

4 editions

reviewed Ctrl+Alt+Chaos by Joe Tidy

Fascinating (and infuriating) story

Pretty interesting story of teenage hacker scenes from 2010s to 2025, going from Lulzsec to The Com/Scattered Spider. The book focuses on the character of Julius Kivimaki and his evolution through some of these more notorious Hacking Groups during his early teens, as well as his trial and punishment in the 2020s. One of the parts of this book that drove me mad was knowing how many times police had interacted with Kivimaki or even arrested him without any effects on his online activity.

For anybody interested in this story, they should also check out the 4 part documentary released around the same time, Most Wanted: Teen Hacker

reviewed Ctrl + alt + kaaos by Joe Tidy

Analyysi myrkyllisestä hakkerikulttuurista

Tämä oli hyvin kirjoitettu ja rakennettu analyysi rikolliseksi muuttuneesta hakkerikulttuurista. Keskeisenä henkilönä on Julius Kivimäki, mutta ei pelkästään Vastaamon takia. Kirja kertoo miten kansainvälinen teinipoikien hakkerointi muuttuu rikolliseksi ja myrkyllisen pahantahtoiseksi. Kirjassa keskitytään nimenomaan teinien tekoihin ja yleinen digitaalinen rikollisuus ja vakoilu jää vähemmälle.

Subjects

  • Kivimäki, Julius.
  • Psykoterapiakeskus Vastaamo.
  • hakkerit
  • kyberrikollisuus
  • rikolliset
  • tietovuodot
  • verkkohyökkäykset
  • Tor-verkko
  • esitutkinta
  • tietokannat