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Teen and man arrested over reports of cyber attack on children's nurseries
Two men, aged 17 and 22, were arrested on suspicion of computer misuse and blackmail after hackers demanded ransom using stolen data of around 8,000 children, police said.
- On Tuesday, two men, aged 17 and 22, were arrested in Bishop's Stortford on suspicion of computer misuse and blackmail following Metropolitan Police raids.
- Following a referral on September 25, investigators traced posts on a dark web site where Radiant Group claimed responsibility and published pupils' profiles last month.
- Investigators say hackers took names and pictures of around 8,000 children from Kido International and published 10 children's profiles, leading some parents and carers to receive threatening calls.
- Will Lyne of the Met said `We want to reassure the community and anyone affected that this matter continues to be taken extremely seriously` as enquiries continue with investigators and partners.
- This attack adds to a string of serious ransomware incidents in Britain this year, raising child safeguarding and data privacy concerns.
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LONDON (Reuters) -British police said on Tuesday that they had arrested two people on suspicion of computer misuse and blackmail following a cyberattack on a London childcare company in which data on more than 8,000 children was stolen.
Two men arrested after hackers steal thousands of nursery children's data
Police have arrested two men in Hertfordshire on suspicion of computer misuse and blackmail following reports of a cyber-attack on a chain of nurseries in London. It was revealed last month that hackers had been using stolen pictures, names and addresses of some 8,000 children from the nursery chain Kido to demand ransom money. Met Police received a tip-off about a ransomware attack on a set of Greater London pre-schools on 25 September. On Tues…
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