Summary
Hackers attacked a nursery chain by posting private photos and data of children online to demand a ransom in Bitcoin. Following a strong public reaction, the hackers have now removed the information and claim they have deleted it. The nursery, Kido Schools, did not pay the ransom, and there is skepticism about whether the data is truly gone.
Key Facts
- Hackers targeted a nursery chain, posting children's data online.
- The hackers demanded a ransom in Bitcoin from Kido Schools.
- They removed the data and claimed deletion after public outcry.
- Kido Schools did not pay the demanded ransom.
- About 8,000 children's data, including private details, was involved.
- Experts doubt the criminals have truly deleted the data.
- The hack involved buying access to a compromised staff computer.
- The hackers used data from Kido's account with a platform called Famly.
