The student of Worcester College is guilty of cyber crimes

A student at the University of Asum has guilty to blackmail into their computer networks in connection with two companies for ransom.

The 19 -year -old Matthew Lane from Sterling agreed to commit himself guilty, cyber -pressing, cyber -pressing, unauthorized access to protected computers and severe identity theft, as can be seen from a statement by the US Attorney General Chancellery.

Lane conspired with others to blackmail 200,000 US dollars in Bitcoin from a telecommunications company in the amount of $ 200,000 by threatening the publicly released release of previously stolen data, according to court documents. Between April and May 2024, Lane used an anonymous e -mail to communicate with the company, which was skeptical about Lane's requirements.

After weeks of back and forth communication and a reduction in the ransom, the company did not pay a Lane.

Later, a software and cloud storage company later aimed in September, which serves school systems by using an employee's login information in order to receive access to the company's computer network, according to the court registration.

Lane broadcast names, dates of birth, social security numbers, addresses and other information from students and faculties to his own computer server, which he rented out of a cloud storage provider from Ukraine, said the authorities.

In December, the company received a ransom request that threatened the personal data of more than 60 million students and 10 million teachers “worldwide” if, according to court documents, the company did not send 30 Bitcoin or around 2.85 million US dollars to Lane.

A hearing is not yet planned.

“Cyber ​​training is a serious attack on our economy and all of us,” said US lawyer Leah Foley in the explanation. “The alleged ransom that this defendant and others like him have violated the sacrificial companies and their innocent customers whose data should be entrusted to the companies.”