A hacking group calling itself Radiant has compromised a UK nursery chain called Kido, and is threatening to release the data it accessed unless a ransom is paid ( first reported by the BBC ). On Thursday it posted the profiles of 10 children on a dark web page alongside a "Data Leakage Roadmap" threatening that their next action would be to "release 30 more 'profiles' of each child and 100 employees' private data."

The London Metropolitan Police is investigating. Kido's data was accessed through a breach of another software company, Famly, which is primarily used by childcare organisations.

"This malicious attack represents a truly barbaric new low, with bad actors trying to expose our youngest children's data to make a quick buck," said Famly boss Anders Laustsen.

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