US student agrees to plead guilty to hack affecting tens of millions of students | TechCrunch

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- Matthew D
- Lane, 19, has agreed to plead guilty to federal charges relating to hacking and extorting one of the largest U
- S
- education tech companies
- Lane is accused of using stolen login credentials to access the network of an unnamed software company
- The company, which serves schools across North America and elsewhere, revealed in January that it had been hacked as far back as August and September 2024
A Massachusetts student has agreed to plead guilty to federal charges relating to hacking and extorting one of the largest U.S. education tech companies, prosecutors confirmed Tuesday.Matthew D. L [+2268 chars]