一名马萨诸塞州男子因入侵电力学校、窃取270万加拿大学生和数百万美国学生的数据以及索取285万美元的比特币而被判处4年徒刑。 A Massachusetts man was sentenced to 4 years in prison for hacking PowerSchool, stealing data from 2.7 million Canadian and millions of U.S. students, and demanding $2.85 million in bitcoin.

马萨诸塞州20岁的Matthew Lane因在2024年12月侵入电力学校系统被判处4年监禁,盗窃270多万加拿大学生和美国数百万学生的敏感数据,并索取285万美元的比特币。 Matthew Lane, 20, of Massachusetts, was sentenced to four years in prison for hacking into PowerSchool’s system in December 2024, stealing sensitive data from over 2.7 million Canadian students and millions in the U.S., and demanding $2.85 million in bitcoin. 他对网络敲诈、盗用身份和未经许可进入表示认罪。 He pleaded guilty to cyber extortion, identity theft, and unauthorized access. 电力学校为删除数据支付了赎金,但一些学校董事会后来又收到额外要求。 PowerSchool paid a ransom to have the data deleted, but some school boards later received additional demands. Lane必须支付1400万美元的归还费和25,000美元的罚款。 Lane must pay $14 million in restitution and a $25,000 fine. 违约事件影响到加拿大多个省份和美国各州的学校地区。 The breach affected school districts across multiple Canadian provinces and U.S. states. 加拿大的隐私监督员于7月结束调查,引述了Powerschool的合作和安全改善,包括承诺在2026年3月前进行独立评估。 Canada’s privacy watchdog ended its investigation in July, citing PowerSchool’s cooperation and security improvements, including a promised independent assessment by March 2026.