According to a new report by the FBI, cybercriminals are stealing login credentials to the networks of US-based colleges and universities. These are then sold to other.
Why it matters: Stolen login credentials to university networks and servers could get used for ransomware, spear-phishing, cryptojacking, or espionage. Even credential stuffing attacks, which usually have a success rate lower than 1 percent, become a serious problem when talking about tens of thousands of stolen passwords. According to a new report by the FBI, cybercriminals are stealing login credentials to the networks of US-based colleges and universities.
