Stolen University credentials for sale

The FBI have issued an advisory about university and college credentials being offered for sale across a range of cyber crime platforms.

Compromised US Academic Credentials Identified Across Various Public and Dark Web Forums (ic3.gov)

This follows a steady increase over the past months of Universities and College being the targets of various cyber attacks including ransomware – causing at least one college to close due to the impact of the attacks.

Further Reading

FBI: Russian crooks will sell stolen university credentials • The Register

FBI warns US colleges of widespread VPN credential leaks on Russian cybercrime forums – The Record by Recorded Future

Universities as targets UPDATED 23 May 2022 – Smart Thinking Solutions