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Teen and man arrested over reports of cyber attack on children's nurseries
Two teens were arrested on suspicion of blackmail and computer misuse after hackers stole data on 8,000 nursery children and attempted to extort Kido International.
- British Police arrested two individuals on suspicion of computer misuse and blackmail after a cyberattack on Kido International, a London childcare company, which affected over 8,000 children.
- The hacking group, Radiant, published sensitive data for 10 children to support their claims regarding the attack.
- The arrested individuals, aged 17 and 22, are in custody for questioning following an operation in Bishop's Stortford.
- This incident highlights serious concerns about child safeguarding and data privacy amid an increase in ransomware attacks in Britain in 2025.
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The Radiant group had published photos of very young children with their names, first names and addresses to force Kido to pay a ransom.
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Hackers Arrested for Allegedly Stealing Info on 8,000 Kids from Nursery Chain's Database
The two suspects are accused of posting the sensitive information to the dark web for ransomGoogle Maps Kido International Nursery & PreschoolNEED TO KNOWTwo hackers have been arrested after allegedly putting information on thousands of children on the dark webThe suspects were taken into police custody in the United Kingdom after breaching the databases for Kido International"We do it for money, not for anything other than money,” one of the su…
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