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Teen Hacker EXPOSED! PowerSchool Breach Puts 60M Kids at Risk | Protect Your Children Online

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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

🔗 More from Cyber Crime Junkies:

🎧 Listen to the audio episode of our podcast: available everywhere.
📬 Subscribe for weekly true cybercrime breakdowns.

#PowerSchoolBreach #ProtectKidsOnline #CybercrimeJunkies #K12DataBreach #StudentDataPrivacy #EducationCyberSecurity #RealCybercrimeStory #MatthewLaneHacker #RansomwareAttack

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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

🔗 More from Cyber Crime Junkies:

🎧 Listen to the audio episode of our podcast: available everywhere.
📬 Subscribe for weekly true cybercrime breakdowns.

#PowerSchoolBreach #ProtectKidsOnline #CybercrimeJunkies #K12DataBreach #StudentDataPrivacy #EducationCyberSecurity #RealCybercrimeStory #MatthewLaneHacker #RansomwareAttack

Send us a text

Growth without Interruption. Get peace of mind. Stay Competitive-Get NetGain. Contact NetGain today at 844-777-6278 or reach out online at www.NETGAINIT.com
Have a Guest idea or Story for us to Cover? You can now text our Podcast Studio direct. Text direct (904) 867-4466

🎧 Subscribe now http://www.youtube.com/@cybercrimejunkiespodcast and never miss a video episode!
Follow Us:
🔗 Website: https://cybercrimejunkies.com
📱 X/Twitter: https://x.com/CybercrimeJunky
📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cybercrimejunkies/
Want to help us out? Leave us a 5-Star review on Apple Podcast Reviews.
Listen to Our Podcast:
🎙️ Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cyber-crime-junkies/id1633932941
🎙️ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5y4U2v51gztlenr8TJ2LJs?si=537680ec262545b3
🎙️ Youtube (FKA Google) Podcasts: http://www.youtube.com/@cybercrimejunkiespodcast
Join the Conversation: 💬 Leave your comments and questions. TEXT THE LINK ABOVE . We'd love to hear your thoughts and suggestions for future episodes!

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