College Student Sentenced to 4 Years for Hacking 60M Students

U.S. man sentenced for Canadian PowerSchool data breach

An American man has been sentenced to four years in prison for his role in a major data breach that impacted school systems across Canada. Matthew D. Lane pleaded guilty in Massachusetts to cyber extortion connected to PowerSchool, a student information platform used nationwide. Court documents say Lane demanded nearly $3 million in bitcoin to prevent stolen student and teacher data from being released. PowerSchool says it has strengthened its s…

Mastermind behind PowerSchool data breach sentenced to 4 years in prison

According to our news partner, WCNC, Matthew Lane was sentenced to 4 years in prison.

PowerSchool Hacker ‘Thankful I Got Caught,’ Sentenced to 4 Years in Prison

Matthew D. Lane pleaded guilty to the cyberattack, which compromised the sensitive information of more than 60 million students.

U.S. man going to prison over PowerSchool data breach that included Canadian student info

Court documents say a company targeted by the man received a ransom demand for $2.85 million worth of bitcoin or else the personal info of students and teachers would be leaked.

Massachusetts man behind PowerSchool hacking gets 4 years in prison

A Massachusetts man who breached the network of education software provider PowerSchool to steal data belonging to millions of students and teachers and extort the company was sentenced on Tuesday to four years in prison.

U.S. man sentenced to prison over data breach that included Canadian students’ info

An American man was sentenced Tuesday to four years in prison after pleading guilty to cyber extortion in the mass data breach of a student information system used across Canada.