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
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  • education tech companies
  • Lane is accused of using stolen login credentials to access the network of an unnamed software company
  • The company, PowerSchool, revealed in January that it had been hacked as far back as August and September 2024
  • The breach affected schools located mostly across the United States and Canada
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]

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