U.S. college student pleads guilty in data breach that affected North American schools

A Massachusetts college student has agreed to plead guilty to hacking PowerSchool, a cloud-based education software provider, and stealing data related to millions of North American students and teachers. The stolen data was used by hackers to extort ransoms from the company and various school districts. This incident underscores the growing threat of data breaches, which, according to a recent study, cost Canadian organizations an average of $6.32 million to resolve.

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