College Student Sentenced to 4 Years for Hacking 60M Students

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.

PowerSchool hacker sentenced to 4 years in prison

A Massachusetts man who previously pleaded guilty to a cyberattack on PowerSchool, exposing data on tens of millions of students and teachers, was sentenced to four years in prison Tuesday — half the amount federal prosecutors sought in sentencing recommendations submitted to the court. Matthew Lane, 20, stole data from PowerSchool belonging to nearly 70 million students and teachers, extorted the California-based company for a ransom, which it …