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PowerSchool Hacker Sentenced to Four Years in Prison

🔒 Nineteen‑year‑old college student Matthew D. Lane was sentenced to four years in prison and ordered to pay $14 million in restitution and a $25,000 fine after pleading guilty for his role in a December 19, 2024 breach of PowerSchool. Authorities say Lane and accomplices used credentials stolen from a subcontractor to access the PowerSource support portal and download databases containing personal records for millions of students and staff. Attackers demanded Bitcoin ransoms and attempted to extort individual districts; PowerSchool paid a ransom before the full scope was disclosed.

Texas Sues PowerSchool After 62M-Student Data Breach

🔒 Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed suit against PowerSchool after a December breach exposed personal data for 62.4 million students, including over 880,000 Texans. The attacker used a subcontractor’s stolen credentials to access the PowerSource portal, demanded a $2.85 million ransom, and later extorted individual districts. A 19‑year‑old subsequently pleaded guilty in connection with the attack and extortion efforts.