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20-Year-Old Enters Prison for Historic Breach, Ransoming of Massive Student Database

  • EditorDavid--Slashdot.org
  • published date: 2026-04-18 16:34:00 UTC

20-year-old Matthew Lane sent a text message to ABC News as his parents drove him to federal prison in Connecticut. "I'm just scared," he said, calling the whole situation "extremely sad." Barely a year earlier, while still a teenager, he helped launch what…

20-year-old Matthew Lane sent a text message to ABC News as his parents drove him to federal prison in Connecticut. "I'm just scared," he said, calling the whole situation "extremely sad." Barely a … [+3454 chars]