Massachusetts college student to plead guilty to PowerSchool data breach

Massachusetts College Student to Plead Guilty to PowerSchool Data Breach

Massachusetts man will plead guilty in PowerSchool hack case

A Massachusetts man will plead guilty to charges related to the hack of PowerSchool, the education software vendor that says it supports more than 60 million students, and that led to ransom demands at school boards and districts across the United States. In court documents filed Tuesday, prosecutors spelled out charges against 19-year-old Assumption University student Matthew Lane and the terms of a plea bargain. While prosecutors didn’t name a…

Assumption University student to plead guilty to cyber extortion

WORCESTER, Mass. (WWLP) - A student at Assumption University in Worcester has been charged and agreed to plead guilty in connection with extorting two U.S.-based companies for ransoms. Court filings stated that between April and May of 2024, 19-year-old Matthew Lane of Sterling allegedly agreed with others to extort a ransom payment of $200,000 from a telecommunications company by threatening to publicly release customer data that was stolen fro…

Assumption University student pleads guilty to hacking and extortion - Boston News, Weather, Sports

An Assumption University student has agreed to plead guilty to hacking two U.S. based companies and extorting the companies for ransom, according to the Department of Justice. Officials say Matthew Lane, 19, of Sterling, agreed to plead guilty to one count each of cyber extortion conspiracy, cyber extortion, unauthorized access to protected computers, and aggravated identity theft. According to court filings, between April 2024 and May 2024, Lan…

19-year-old accused of largest child data breach in U.S. agrees to plead guilty

A Massachusetts man has agreed to plead guilty to hacking into one of the top education tech companies in the United States.

Massachusetts hacker to plead guilty to PowerSchool data breach

By Nate Raymond