Security News > 2022 > May > FBI warns of hackers selling credentials for U.S. college networks

Cybercriminals are offering to sell for thousands of U.S. dollars network access credentials for higher education institutions based in the United States.

The sensitive information consists of network credentials and virtual private network access "To a multitude" of higher education organizations in the U.S. In some cases, the seller posted a screenshot proving that the credentials provide the advertised access.

The price for such credentials varies between a few U.S. dollars to thousands, the agency says in an alert released this week.

Testing credentials from emails associated with a higher education organization, obtained from breaches at various online services, is also a frequent practice.

Credentials are many times advertised by actors specialized in stealing sensitive information and sold for prices that depend on the victim and the type of access.

The FBI notes that in May last year a group likely involved in trafficking login credentials posted more than 36,000 email and password combinations, an indication.

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