Teen Hacker Pleads Guilty in Massive PowerSchool Data Breach
US teen admits to hacking PowerSchool, exposing 60M student records in $2.85M extortion scheme. Discover key facts behind the massive data breach.
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Teen Hacker Pleads Guilty in Massive PowerSchool Data Breach Teen Pleads Guilty in PowerSchool Hack Exposing 60 Million Student Records Wondering who was behind the massive PowerSchool data breach that compromised personal information of over 60 million students and 10 million educators? A 19-year-old Massachusetts student, Matthew D. Lane, has officially pleaded guilty to hacking one of the largest education technology companies in North America. Using stolen credentials, Lane infiltrated the network and accessed a vast archive of sensitive student and teacher data, prompting serious cybersecurity and data privacy concerns across the country. Image : Google According to federal prosecutors, Lane unlawfully obtained names, addresses, phone numbers, Social Security numbers, medical records, and even school performance data. In some instances, the stolen files included decades' worth of archived student information, highlighting the long-term risks of unsecured cloud-based education platforms. This breach, described as one of …
