Teen Hacker EXPOSED! PowerSchool Breach Puts 60M Kids at Risk | Protect Your Children Online
🚨 60 Million Students Exposed in PowerSchool Cyber Attack — What Parents Need to Know NOW
A 19-year-old hacker named Matthew D. Lane pulled off one of the largest education data breaches ever, targeting PowerSchool and exposing the personal information of over 60 million students and educators across North America. This real cybercrime story dives deep into the extortion scheme, how the breach happened, what this means for your child's identity safety, and the urgent steps parents and schools must take to protect student data right now.
🎙️ From the Cyber Crime Junkies Podcast – True Cybercrime in the Classroom.
⏱️ Chapters:
00:00 Teen Hacker Matthew Lane: Rise of a Digital Criminal
06:39 PowerSchool Breach Details: How the Attack Happened
12:55 Ransom Demands & The Cyber Extortion Scheme
18:18 Legal Fallout: What Happened to the Hacker
24:05 School Data Security Fails: What It Means for You
30:43 Education Cybersecurity: What Must Change Now
✅ Learn How To:
- Protect your child's data online
- Spot the red flags of school-targeted ransomware
- Take real steps to prevent identity theft in education
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