ABC's recent piece on Matthew Lane seems to have confused some people.

ABC had interviewed and recorded Lane, who was convicted for hacking and extorting a telecom and his role in the PowerSchool incident, before he went to prison.

They just first aired the piece this week at https://abcnews.com/US/addicted-hacking-young-hacker-historic-breach-speaks-1st/story?id=131855776, but Lane has actually been in prison since January.
I hear from him fairly regularly.

Much of the media seems to misreport what Lane was charged with and convicted for, as I have reported on my site in a few posts. Read the court records carefully. He was neither charged nor convicted for exfiltrating all the PowerSchool data, yet everyone seems to refer to him as the PowerSchool hacker. As to the ransom that PowerSchool paid, the payment was never found in any wallet or account that Lane owned or had access to. Lane claims that his role was not what the media seems to think it was but law enforcement knew the truth, which is why he wasn't charged with some things.

Lane was sentenced to 4 years, but informs me that he will be out in 2027. His sentence has been reduced by his involvement in a program.

And oh --- little note -- both Lane and Conor Brian Fitzpatric ("Pompompurin") are both in Danbury FCI.

#databreach #hackandleak #prison

RE: https://infosec.exchange/@amvinfe/116399447764205902

#hackandleak

NEW: A Silent Threat, Loud Consequences: Ransom Group Hits Law Firms Hard

#SilentRansomGroup has leaked data from 38 law firms so far -- and they tell me most law firms do pay them. That means.... (counting on fingers and toes...) they've hit a heckuva lot of law firms.

And I'm beginning to get a feel for how their negotiations go when they fail.

Read about their attack on Wood Smith Henning & Berman at:

https://databreaches.net/2026/04/13/a-silent-threat-loud-consequences-ransom-group-hits-law-firms-hard/

#hackandleak #ransom #cybersec #infosec #databreach

Note to ALL:

I am starting to use another hashtag called #HackAndLeak that I hope others will also use to describe incidents where there has been no indication that any #ransomware or #malware was deployed.

It's time we stopped calling most attacks "ransomware" when they are really hack and leak incidents.

If you agree, how about sharing/boosting this idea and hashtag shift?

If you don't agree, tell me why so I can argue with you. :))

NEW by me:

Silent Ransom Group leaked another big law firm: Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe

Silent Ransom Group shared the chat logs of the negotiations with me and also provided some additional details:

https://databreaches.net/2026/04/10/silent-ransom-group-leaked-another-big-law-firm-orrick-herrington-sutcliffe/

@campuscodi @jgreig @aj_vicens

#databreach #HackAndLeak #cybersec
#SilentRansomGroup #SRG #dataleak #Orrick #LawFirmSec

🎯 Washington cible deux cyberopérateurs liés aux Gardiens de la Révolution

// Les États-Unis offrent une récompense pour localiser deux acteurs liés aux Gardiens iraniens. Accusés d’intrusions, d’ingérence électorale et de campagnes IA “hack-and-leak”.

➡️ https://www.zataz.com/washington-traque-deux-operateurs-cyber-lies-aux-gardiens-iraniens/

#cyberespionnage #iran #hackandleak #cybersécurité #zataz @Damien_Bancal

Is your organization ready for Iran’s Cyberattack Surge?

Iranian cyber operations are escalating in 2025, targeting critical infrastructure, defense contractors, and global businesses with increasingly destructive tactics. Join our Live #CybersideChats episode on July 23rd at 2pm ET, and cybersecurity experts @sherridavidoff and @MDurrin will break down:

• The latest Iranian cyber campaigns
• AI-driven hack-and-leak operations
• How to prepare and defend your organization

Register now: https://www.lmgsecurity.com/event/cyberside-chats-live-irans-cyber-surge-attacks-intensify-in-2025/

#Cybersecurity #ThreatIntelligence #IranCyber #DDoS #HackAndLeak #CyberResilience #CybersideChats #LMGSecurity #CISO #Cyberaware #DFIR #ITsecurity #Infosec

〝On Breitbart, commenters used the allegations made within the document to discuss polarizing issues in the US such as immigration. One user wrote: “Identify as many non-citizen immigrants as possible in these protests and deport them forthwith. Sign the deportation order, put them in buses and haul their asses to the airport.”〞

https://www.isdglobal.org/digital_dispatches/likely-falsified-iranian-islamic-revolutionary-guard-corps-document-claiming-to-organize-pro-palestine-protests-circulates-online/

#hackAndLeak #fakeNews #disinfo #socialMedia #viral #Iran #protests

Im Vorfeld der Europawahl ist Achtsamkeit gefragt – denn Cyberkriminelle versuchen, euch als Wählende zu beeinflussen. Aber können sie das Wahlergebnis auch direkt manipulieren?

#HackAndLeak #Fakenews #SocialMedia #Accountschutz #DeutschlandDigitalSicherBSI