North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson gave an update yesterday about the ongoing investigation into PowerSchool’s 2024 data breach.
The U.S. Department of Justice has charged 19-year-old Massachusetts college student Matthew Lane with hacking PowerSchool’s system and facilitating the 2024 data breach that potentially exposed the private information of millions of North Carolina teachers, students, and parents. Lane has entered a plea deal with the federal government. He is pleading guilty to cyber extortion conspiracy, cyber extortion, unauthorized access to protected computers, and aggravated identity theft.
Students and staff affected by the data breach have until July 31st to enroll in free identity protection and credit monitoring.
