Hackers have claimed to have stolen the pictures, names and addresses of some 8,000 children from the nursery chain Kido, claiming they “deserve” compensation.
The cyber criminal gang posted images of the nursery children on the dark web, demanding a ransom from the company.
Information on the children’s parents and their careers has also been gathered by the hackers, the group claims.
The criminals, who belong to an organisation called Radiant, said they were not asking for an “enormous amount” but it was “of course” about money”, telling the BBC they “deserve some compensation for our pentest”.
A “pentest” — also known as a penetration test — is a simulated cyber attack against an organisation’s IT system or network to identify vulnerabilities in the event of an actual hack.
Kido has 18 sites in London and Windsor, along with 39 nurseries in India, nine in the US and offices in Houston and Singapore.
An Information Commissioner’s Office spokesperson said: “Kido International has reported an incident to us and we are assessing the information provided.”
The Met Police said they “received a referral on Thursday, 25 September, following reports of a ransomware attack on a London-based organisation”.
Kido has been contacted for comment.
This year, a number of other organisations have reported large-scale cyber attacks.
Retailer The Co-operative revealed on Thursday it is set to take a full-year earnings hit of around £120 million from a “malicious” cyberattack that left it with bare shelves and saw data stolen for all its 6.5 million members in April.
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High street rival Marks & Spencer was also badly impacted by a hack, halting online orders for six weeks from Easter weekend and suffering a profit hit of up to £300 million.
Jaguar Land Rover is also suffering costly disruption from an ongoing hack.
It has brought up concerns around the digitalisation of personal data linked to government plans for a new digital ID scheme, which The i Paper understands is due to be announced as early as Friday.
The idea of a mandatory-for-all identification system has been flagged by Labour for some time, with senior figures believing it is crucial to address voter concern over illegal immigration. The Prime Minister is now poised to unveil the details of a policy.
Paul Foster, deputy director of the National Crime Agency (NCA) and head of its national cybercrime unit, said: “Cybercrime is a persistent global threat that continues to cause significant disruption to the UK.
“Alongside our partners here and overseas, the NCA is committed to reducing that threat in order to protect the British public.”
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