Hackers reportedly steal pictures of 8,000 children from Kido nursery chain

The Met said it had received a referral on Thursday ‘following reports of a ransomware attack on a London-based organisation’. Photograph: solarseven/Getty Images/iStockphoto

The names, pictures and addresses of about 8,000 children have reportedly been stolen from the Kido nursery chain by a gang of cybercriminals.

The criminals have demanded a ransom from the company – which has 18 sites around London, with more in the US, India and China – according to the BBC.