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Peter<p>Remember back in the stone age when you found out your middle/high school schedule y showing up on day one? </p><p>Yeah, I kind of miss that. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.coffee/tags/PowerSchool" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PowerSchool</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.coffee/tags/Chaos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Chaos</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.coffee/tags/Parenting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Parenting</span></a></p>
Edwin G. :mapleleafroundel:<p>And the Privacy Commissioner has discontinued its investigation into PowerSchool. They say they’re satisfied with the company’s response and commitment to safety measures.</p><p><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/federal-privacy-watchdog-discontinuing-student-data-breach-investigation-1.7591131" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/fed</span><span class="invisible">eral-privacy-watchdog-discontinuing-student-data-breach-investigation-1.7591131</span></a><br>- - -<br>Et le Commissaire à la vie privée a interrompu son enquête de PowerSchool. Il dit être satisfait des réponses de la compagnie et de son engagement dans les mesures de sécurité.</p><p><a href="https://www.priv.gc.ca/fr/nouvelles-du-commissariat/nouvelles-et-annonces/2025/nr-c-20250722/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">priv.gc.ca/fr/nouvelles-du-com</span><span class="invisible">missariat/nouvelles-et-annonces/2025/nr-c-20250722/</span></a></p><p> <a href="https://mstdn.moimeme.ca/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Canada</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.moimeme.ca/tags/PowerSchool" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PowerSchool</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.moimeme.ca/tags/Privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Privacy</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.moimeme.ca/tags/ViePriv%C3%A9e" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ViePrivée</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.moimeme.ca/tags/PIPEDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PIPEDA</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.moimeme.ca/tags/LPRPD%C3%89" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LPRPDÉ</span></a></p>
Dissent Doe :cupofcoffee:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://infosec.exchange/@douglevin" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>douglevin</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://freeradical.zone/@funnymonkey" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>funnymonkey</span></a></span> </p><p>So they wouldn't have committed without that "engagement?" </p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/PowerSchool" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PowerSchool</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/EduSec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EduSec</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/databreach" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>databreach</span></a> </p><p>"We take your privacy and security very seriously... when we have to," admitted no entity, ever.</p>
Doug Levin<p>PowerSchool commits to strengthened breach measures following engagement with the Privacy Commissioner of Canada <a href="https://www.priv.gc.ca/en/opc-news/news-and-announcements/2025/nr-c-20250722/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">priv.gc.ca/en/opc-news/news-an</span><span class="invisible">d-announcements/2025/nr-c-20250722/</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/edtech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>edtech</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/edusec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>edusec</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/powerschool" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>powerschool</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://infosec.exchange/@PogoWasRight" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>PogoWasRight</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://freeradical.zone/@funnymonkey" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>funnymonkey</span></a></span></p>
Dissent Doe :cupofcoffee:<p>Breaches have consequences (sometimes):</p><p>"On Monday, the North Carolina State Board of Education approved a six-month, roughly $270,000 contract with PowerSchool for professional evaluations and onboarding services. The contract, NCDPI noted, isn’t related to the student information system, which was hacked in December. That system’s contract will expire at the end of June and won’t be renewed."</p><p><a href="https://www.wect.com/2025/06/25/ncdpi-renews-contract-with-powerschool-after-massive-data-breach/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">wect.com/2025/06/25/ncdpi-rene</span><span class="invisible">ws-contract-with-powerschool-after-massive-data-breach/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/databreach" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>databreach</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/PowerSchool" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PowerSchool</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/EduSec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EduSec</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/cybersecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cybersecurity</span></a> </p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://infosec.exchange/@douglevin" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>douglevin</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://freeradical.zone/@funnymonkey" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>funnymonkey</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://journa.host/@mkeierleber" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>mkeierleber</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://infosec.exchange/@brett" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>brett</span></a></span></p>
Dissent Doe :cupofcoffee:<p>Attribution is hard, Thursday edition...</p><p>NEW by me: A guilty plea in the PowerSchool case still leaves unanswered questions</p><p><a href="https://databreaches.net/2025/06/12/a-guilty-plea-in-the-powerschool-case-still-leaves-unanswered-questions/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">databreaches.net/2025/06/12/a-</span><span class="invisible">guilty-plea-in-the-powerschool-case-still-leaves-unanswered-questions/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/PowerSchool" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PowerSchool</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/hack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hack</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/extortion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>extortion</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/attribution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>attribution</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/transparency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>transparency</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/incidentresponse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>incidentresponse</span></a> </p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://infosec.exchange/@douglevin" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>douglevin</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://freeradical.zone/@funnymonkey" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>funnymonkey</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://journa.host/@mkeierleber" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>mkeierleber</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://infosec.exchange/@brett" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>brett</span></a></span></p>
Dissent Doe :cupofcoffee:<p>Help, please:</p><p>If anyone has a copy of the ransom note sent to PowerSchool in December 2024 or PowerSchool clients in May 2025, please email me a copy or upload it to me on Signal. I want to see not only the body, but the full header and signature. </p><p>PowerSchool has not been transparent about the extortion aspects of the incident and has not responded to inquiries.</p><p>To reach me on Signal, my number is +1 516-776-7756. Email: breaches@databreaches[.]net </p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/databreach" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>databreach</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/extortion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>extortion</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/ransom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ransom</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/PowerSchool" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PowerSchool</span></a> </p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://infosec.exchange/@douglevin" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>douglevin</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://freeradical.zone/@funnymonkey" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>funnymonkey</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://journa.host/@mkeierleber" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>mkeierleber</span></a></span></p>
Pyrzout :vm:<p>19-Year-Old Admits to PowerSchool Data Breach Extortion <a href="https://hackread.com/19-year-old-admits-powerschool-data-breach-extortion/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hackread.com/19-year-old-admit</span><span class="invisible">s-powerschool-data-breach-extortion/</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/Cybersecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cybersecurity</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/CyberAttack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CyberAttack</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/PowerSchool" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PowerSchool</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/CyberCrime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CyberCrime</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/databreach" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>databreach</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/Extortion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Extortion</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/Educaton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Educaton</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/Ransom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ransom</span></a></p>
Pyrzout :vm:<p>19-Year-Old Admits to PowerSchool Data Breach Extortion – Source:hackread.com <a href="https://ciso2ciso.com/19-year-old-admits-to-powerschool-data-breach-extortion-sourcehackread-com/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">ciso2ciso.com/19-year-old-admi</span><span class="invisible">ts-to-powerschool-data-breach-extortion-sourcehackread-com/</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/1CyberSecurityNewsPost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>1CyberSecurityNewsPost</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/CyberSecurityNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CyberSecurityNews</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/cybersecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cybersecurity</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/CyberAttack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CyberAttack</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/PowerSchool" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PowerSchool</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/CyberCrime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CyberCrime</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/DataBreach" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DataBreach</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/Extortion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Extortion</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/Educaton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Educaton</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/Hackread" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Hackread</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/Ransom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ransom</span></a></p>
Hackread.com<p>A 19-year-old college student in the US faces charges after pleading guilty to cyber extortion targeting <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/PowerSchool" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PowerSchool</span></a>, exposing data of 60 million+ students and 10 million teachers.</p><p>Read: <a href="https://hackread.com/19-year-old-admits-powerschool-data-breach-extortion/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hackread.com/19-year-old-admit</span><span class="invisible">s-powerschool-data-breach-extortion/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/CyberSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CyberSecurity</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/CyberCrime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CyberCrime</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Education</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Extortion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Extortion</span></a></p>
The New Oil<p><a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/PowerSchool" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PowerSchool</span></a> hacker pleads guilty to student data extortion scheme</p><p><a href="https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/powerschool-hacker-pleads-guilty-to-student-data-extortion-scheme/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bleepingcomputer.com/news/secu</span><span class="invisible">rity/powerschool-hacker-pleads-guilty-to-student-data-extortion-scheme/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/cybersecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cybersecurity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>education</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/DataBreach" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DataBreach</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/cybercrime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cybercrime</span></a></p>
Pyrzout :vm:<p>US Student to Plead Guilty Over PowerSchool Hack <a href="https://www.securityweek.com/us-student-to-plead-guilty-over-powerschool-hack/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">securityweek.com/us-student-to</span><span class="invisible">-plead-guilty-over-powerschool-hack/</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/pleadguilty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pleadguilty</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/PowerSchool" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PowerSchool</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/Cybercrime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cybercrime</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/hacker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hacker</span></a></p>
Pyrzout :vm:<p>US Student to Plead Guilty Over PowerSchool Hack <a href="https://www.securityweek.com/us-student-to-plead-guilty-over-powerschool-hack/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">securityweek.com/us-student-to</span><span class="invisible">-plead-guilty-over-powerschool-hack/</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/pleadguilty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pleadguilty</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/PowerSchool" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PowerSchool</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/Cybercrime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cybercrime</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/hacker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hacker</span></a></p>
Dissent Doe :cupofcoffee:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://infosec.exchange/@FritzAdalis" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>FritzAdalis</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://infosec.exchange/@scottwilson" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>scottwilson</span></a></span> </p><p>That's not accurate. The Information's wording and organization may have confused people. </p><p>Para 5 in the Information is about Employee 1, a contractor who worked for PowerSchool. The Information does not say Employee 1 was a telco (Victim 1) employee or that their PS credentials were acquired as part of the telco breach. Para 5 is unrelated to Para 4. </p><p>The Employee 1 creds used to access PowerSchool were acquired at a separate time and unrelated to the telco breach. I confirmed that with a source with knowledge of the incident. </p><p>The Information: <a href="https://www.justice.gov/usao-ma/media/1400921/dl" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">justice.gov/usao-ma/media/1400</span><span class="invisible">921/dl</span></a></p><p>Also of note: the Information makes no mention of the second round of extortion attempts, which may mean that DOJ had no evidence connecting Lane to the second set of extortion demands. The second round of extortion demands purported to be from "ShinyHunters," but whether they really were or not has yet to be publicly confirmed or refuted by law enforcement. </p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/databreach" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>databreach</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/EduSec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EduSec</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/PowerSchool" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PowerSchool</span></a> </p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://infosec.exchange/@douglevin" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>douglevin</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://freeradical.zone/@funnymonkey" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>funnymonkey</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://journa.host/@mkeierleber" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>mkeierleber</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@campuscodi" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>campuscodi</span></a></span></p>
Dissent Doe :cupofcoffee:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://infosec.exchange/@scottwilson" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>scottwilson</span></a></span> I had the same reaction. I even emailed the Media contact for the Massachusetts USAO to ask why the information included <em>enhanced</em> sentences for use of "special skills" and use of "sophisticated means" under USSG § 3Bl.3 and USSG § 2B 1.1(b )(1 0)(C)), respectively.</p><p>What "special skills?"</p><p>What "sophisticated means?"</p><p>I suspect they won't really answer me, but... I had to ask. </p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/databreach" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>databreach</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/PowerSchool" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PowerSchool</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/EduSec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EduSec</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/cybersecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cybersecurity</span></a></p><p>UPDATING: The USAMA responded:</p><p>"The only information we can provide is that publicly available in the court filings - which are linked in the press release. Apart from that we have no comment. Thank you.&nbsp;"</p><p>Someone find me a good "shocked look" emoji, please.</p>
Dissent Doe :cupofcoffee:<p>Massachusetts hacker to plead guilty to PowerSchool data breach:</p><p><a href="https://www.investing.com/news/stock-market-news/massachusetts-hacker-to-plead-guilty-to-powerschool-data-breach-4055643" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">investing.com/news/stock-marke</span><span class="invisible">t-news/massachusetts-hacker-to-plead-guilty-to-powerschool-data-breach-4055643</span></a></p><p>Related: </p><p>DOJ Press release: <a href="https://www.justice.gov/usao-ma/pr/worcester-college-student-plead-guilty-cyber-extortions" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">justice.gov/usao-ma/pr/worcest</span><span class="invisible">er-college-student-plead-guilty-cyber-extortions</span></a></p><p>USA v. Matthew D. Lane - Information: <a href="https://www.justice.gov/usao-ma/media/1400921/dl" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">justice.gov/usao-ma/media/1400</span><span class="invisible">921/dl</span></a></p><p>USA v. Matthew D. Lane - Plea Agreement: <br><a href="https://www.justice.gov/usao-ma/media/1400926/dl" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">justice.gov/usao-ma/media/1400</span><span class="invisible">926/dl</span></a></p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/databreach" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>databreach</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/PowerSchool" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PowerSchool</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/EduSec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EduSec</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/cybersecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cybersecurity</span></a> </p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://infosec.exchange/@douglevin" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>douglevin</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://freeradical.zone/@funnymonkey" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>funnymonkey</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://infosec.exchange/@brett" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>brett</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://journa.host/@mkeierleber" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>mkeierleber</span></a></span></p>
gtbarry<p>PowerSchool paid a hacker’s ransom, but now schools say they are being extorted</p><p>Months after the hacked education software maker PowerSchool paid a hacker’s ransom to delete the company’s banks of stolen student data, at least one school district says it is now being extorted by someone who said the data was not destroyed. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PowerSchool" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PowerSchool</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ransomware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ransomware</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/malware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>malware</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/toronoto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>toronoto</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>security</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cybersecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cybersecurity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/hackers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hackers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/hacking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hacking</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/hacked" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hacked</span></a></p><p><a href="https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/08/powerschool-paid-a-hackers-ransom-but-now-schools-say-they-are-being-extorted/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">techcrunch.com/2025/05/08/powe</span><span class="invisible">rschool-paid-a-hackers-ransom-but-now-schools-say-they-are-being-extorted/</span></a></p>
Pyrzout :vm:<p>PowerSchool Admits Ransom Payment Amid Fresh Extortion Demands – Source: www.infosecurity-magazine.com <a href="https://ciso2ciso.com/powerschool-admits-ransom-payment-amid-fresh-extortion-demands-source-www-infosecurity-magazine-com/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">ciso2ciso.com/powerschool-admi</span><span class="invisible">ts-ransom-payment-amid-fresh-extortion-demands-source-www-infosecurity-magazine-com/</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/rssfeedpostgeneratorecho" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rssfeedpostgeneratorecho</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/InfoSecurityMagazine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>InfoSecurityMagazine</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/InfosecurityMagazine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>InfosecurityMagazine</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/CyberSecurityNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CyberSecurityNews</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/PowerSchool" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PowerSchool</span></a></p>
Pyrzout :vm:<p>Toronto School Board Hit with Extortion Demand After PowerSchool Data Breach <a href="https://thecyberexpress.com/powerschool-data-breach-leads-tdsb-extortion/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">thecyberexpress.com/powerschoo</span><span class="invisible">l-data-breach-leads-tdsb-extortion/</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/TorontoDistrictSchoolBoard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TorontoDistrictSchoolBoard</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/PowerSchooldatabreach" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PowerSchooldatabreach</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/TheCyberExpressNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TheCyberExpressNews</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/ransomwareattack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ransomwareattack</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/TheCyberExpress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TheCyberExpress</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/DataBreachNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DataBreachNews</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/RansomwareNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RansomwareNews</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/TDSBDataBreach" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TDSBDataBreach</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/FirewallDaily" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FirewallDaily</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/PowerSchool" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PowerSchool</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/CyberNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CyberNews</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/Extortion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Extortion</span></a></p>
Pyrzout :vm:<p>PowerSchool Paid Ransom, Now Hackers Target Teachers for More – Source:hackread.com <a href="https://ciso2ciso.com/powerschool-paid-ransom-now-hackers-target-teachers-for-more-sourcehackread-com/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">ciso2ciso.com/powerschool-paid</span><span class="invisible">-ransom-now-hackers-target-teachers-for-more-sourcehackread-com/</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/1CyberSecurityNewsPost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>1CyberSecurityNewsPost</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/CyberSecurityNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CyberSecurityNews</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/cybersecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cybersecurity</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/CyberAttacks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CyberAttacks</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/ShinyHunters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ShinyHunters</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStates</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/CyberAttack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CyberAttack</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/PowerSchool" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PowerSchool</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/CyberCrime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CyberCrime</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/Extortion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Extortion</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/Hackread" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Hackread</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>security</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/School" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>School</span></a></p>
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