Data breaches → NurseryCam
Was your data in the NurseryCam breach?
2021 · nurserycam.co.uk · ~10,585 accounts exposedLow severity · 2/10
NurseryCam (nurserycam.co.uk) suffered a data breach in 2021 that exposed around 10,585 accounts. If you had an account, some of your personal data may be circulating in leaked databases. The fastest way to know is to check your own email — free, in about 30 seconds, no password required.
What happened
In February 2021, a series of egregiously bad security flaws were identified in the NurseryCam system designed for parents to remotely monitor their children whilst attending nursery. The flaws led to the exposure of over 10k parent records before the service was shut down. The email addresses alone were provided to Have I Been Pwned to ensure parents were properly notified of the incident.
Breach details sourced from Have I Been Pwned, the industry-standard breach database. Risk analysis by Nullivo.
What was exposed, and why it matters
Not all breaches carry the same risk — what matters is which fields leaked. Here is what the NurseryCam breach exposed and what each item actually enables:
Puts you on spam and phishing lists, and confirms to attackers that you hold an account with this service — which makes impersonation emails more believable.
What to do if you were affected
These steps are ordered for this specific breach — the most urgent action given what leaked comes first.
- Email addresses: Treat any message referencing this service with suspicion, and never act on links in unexpected emails.
- Check whether your own email appears in this breach — run a free scan to confirm before you spend time on the steps above.
How urgent is this now?
This data has been circulating for around 5 years, which means it has been copied, combined with other leaks and indexed by search tools many times over.
Remember: a breach can't be "un-leaked" — once a database is out, it exists in countless copies. The goal is to make the leaked data useless: change what can be changed, lock down what can't, and remove what has been republished.
Frequently asked questions
What data was exposed in the NurseryCam breach?
The NurseryCam breach exposed email addresses. Puts you on spam and phishing lists, and confirms to attackers that you hold an account with this service — which makes impersonation emails more believable.
How many people were affected by the NurseryCam breach?
Around 10,585 accounts were exposed, making it a smaller, more targeted breach.
What should I do if I had a NurseryCam account?
Treat any message referencing this service with suspicion, and never act on links in unexpected emails. You can check whether your own email appears in this breach with a free Nullivo scan — no password required.
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