Man and teenage boy arrested over cyber-attack on London nurseries | UK news
A man and a child were arrested in connection with the allegations of cyber attacks in a series of nurseries in the Great London.
The 22 -year -old man and the 17 -year -old boy were arrested on Tuesday with suspicion of computer abuse and blackmail on housing properties in Bishop’s Stortford in Hertfordshire on suspicion of blackmail and were detained for inquiry.
In September, the names, pictures and addresses of approximately 8,000 children were stolen from Kdo nursery chain. 10 children’s profiles were sent online and the computer pirates threatened to publish more materials unless paid.
Will Lyne, the President of the Economic and Cyber Crime of Met, who explained the arrests, said: “Since these attacks took place, expert Met researchers are working at speed to identify the responsible ones.
“We understand that such reports can cause a significant concern for parents and caregivers who may worry about the impact of such an event on themselves and their families.
“We want to secure the society and affect this issue that it continues to be taken seriously. These arrests are an important step in our investigation, but our business continues to ensure that our partners and responsible are delivered to justice.”
Met’s questions continue.
Kido, who has 18 sites around London, said that when they access the data of criminals hosted by a software service called Famly, they have reached their data widely used to share photos and information with parents.
Anders Laustsen, General Manager of Famly, said: ız We have made a comprehensive investigation into the incident and we can confirm that there is no violation of the security or infrastructure of Famly and that no other customer is affected. Of course we take data security and privacy extremely seriously. ”
