Overview

• Hackers calling themselves Radiant stole and posted samples of personal records and photos tied to more than 8,000 Kido nursery children before taking the material offline and apologising.
• Kido says the previously published information has been removed, it did not pay a ransom, and it is working with families, forensics, regulators and law enforcement.
• The group demanded payment in bitcoin and reportedly phoned parents to pressure them to push Kido to pay, according to media reports.
• Security researchers say Radiant backed down after public criticism from other ransomware actors, including a Nova affiliate on a Russian forum who warned against attacking children.
• Investigators are probing how access was obtained, with data appearing to come from Kido’s Famly account even as Famly denies any breach, and the NCSC and Metropolitan Police are engaged in the case.