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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 noreferrer" 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 noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PowerSchool</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/hack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hack</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/extortion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>extortion</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/attribution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>attribution</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/transparency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>transparency</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/incidentresponse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" 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 noreferrer" 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 noreferrer" 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 noreferrer" 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 noreferrer" 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 noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>databreach</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/extortion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>extortion</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/ransom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ransom</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/PowerSchool" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" 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 noreferrer" 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 noreferrer" 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 noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>mkeierleber</span></a></span></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 noreferrer" 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 noreferrer" 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 noreferrer" 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 noreferrer" 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 noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>databreach</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/PowerSchool" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PowerSchool</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/EduSec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EduSec</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/cybersecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" 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 noreferrer" 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 noreferrer" 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 noreferrer" 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 noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>mkeierleber</span></a></span></p>
deltatux :donor:<p><span>PowerSchool, the cloud platform provider providing services to school boards across Canada &amp; the US has confirmed that even though a ransom has been paid to the cybercriminals holding the data ransom &amp; received assurances that the data was destroyed, the criminals have returned demanding for more money as they have not actually destroyed the data.<br><br>This unfortunately highlights the biggest risk when it comes to paying ransom for data destruction, threat actors can always come back demanding for more once they realize exactly how valuable the data is.<br><br></span><a href="https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/student-data-obtained-in-a-cyberattack-on-gta-school-boards-was-supposed-to-be-destroyed/article_cf2901bb-3fcc-4f84-ad7b-32399076b7e5.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.thestar.com/news/gta/student-data-obtained-in-a-cyberattack-on-gta-school-boards-was-supposed-to-be-destroyed/article_cf2901bb-3fcc-4f84-ad7b-32399076b7e5.html</a><span><br><br></span><a href="https://infosec.town/tags/infosec" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#infosec</a><span> </span><a href="https://infosec.town/tags/PowerSchool" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PowerSchool</a><span> </span><a href="https://infosec.town/tags/PowerSchoolHack" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PowerSchoolHack</a><span> </span><a href="https://infosec.town/tags/ransom" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ransom</a><span> </span><a href="https://infosec.town/tags/TDSB" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TDSB</a><span> </span><a href="https://infosec.town/tags/YRDSB" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#YRDSB</a><span> </span><a href="https://infosec.town/tags/PDSB" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PDSB</a><span> </span><a href="https://infosec.town/tags/Toronto" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Toronto</a><span> </span><a href="https://infosec.town/tags/YorkRegion" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#YorkRegion</a><span> </span><a href="https://infosec.town/tags/PeelRegion" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PeelRegion</a><span> </span><a href="https://infosec.town/tags/Ontario" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Ontario</a><span> </span><a href="https://infosec.town/tags/Canada" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Canada</a></p>
CybersecKyle<p>PowerSchool previously hacked in August, months before data breach <a href="https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/powerschool-previously-hacked-in-august-months-before-data-breach/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bleepingcomputer.com/news/secu</span><span class="invisible">rity/powerschool-previously-hacked-in-august-months-before-data-breach/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/infosec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>infosec</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/cybersecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cybersecurity</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/databreaches" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>databreaches</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/powerschool" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>powerschool</span></a></p>
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