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
Universities as targets UPDATED 23 May 2022 – Smart Thinking Solutions