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.

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