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Massachusetts 19-year-old pleading guilty to stealing, extorting teacher and student private data

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Assumption University student Matthew Lane , 19 , is accused of using stolen login credentials to access computer network.

He allegedly threatened release of 60 million students' and 10 million teachers' names, phone numbers, Social Security numbers.

Lane is also accused of extorting a $ 200,000 ransom payment from another telecommunications company.

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English

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