By James Pearson

LONDON (Reuters) -Cybercriminals have stolen data on over 8,000 children attending nurseries in London operated by childcare provider Kido International, the hackers said on their dark web portal.

The gang, which calls itself Radiant, evidenced its claim by publishing the names, photos, home addresses, and family contact information of 10 children it said attended one of Kido’s 18 nurseries in Greater London.

The hack, which raises serious concerns about child safeguarding and data privacy, was the latest in a string of serious ransomware incidents in Britain that have rocked businesses in Britain this year.

“Next steps for us will be to release 30 more ‘profiles’ of each child and 100 employees,” the post on Radiant’s leak website said.

Kido International did not res

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