TEEN HACKER PLEADS GUILTY IN BIGGEST CHILD DATA BREACH IN U.S. HISTORY A 19-year-old from Massachusetts has pleaded guilty in the largest known theft of children’s personal data in the United States. Matthew Lane admitted to hacking PowerSchool, exposing names, addresses, birthdays—and even Social Security numbers—of over 62 million students.

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TEEN HACKER PLEADS GUILTY IN BIGGEST CHILD DATA BREACH IN U.S. HISTORY A 19-year-old from Massachusetts has pleaded guilty in the largest known theft of children’s personal data in the United States. Matthew Lane admitted to hacking PowerSchool, exposing names, addresses, birthdays—and even Social Security numbers—of over 62 million students. He gained access using stolen employee credentials, then demanded $2.85M in bitcoin. Though PowerSchool paid, the data still leaked. Lane faces nearly a decade behind bars. Prosecutors say he wasn’t alone, and the full web of cybercriminals may still be at large. Privacy for profit just met justice. Source: CNBC

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