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The FBI is warning US universities and colleges that their network credentials and virtual private network (VPN) access are being advertised for sale by criminals.

US universities and colleges that their network credentials and virtual private network access are being advertised for sale by criminals.

"The exposure of usernames and passwords can lead to brute force credential stuffing computer network attacks, whereby attackers attempt logins across various internet sites or exploit them for subsequent cyber attacks as criminal actors take advantage of users recycling the same credentials across multiple accounts, internet sites, and services," the FBI warns in an advisory.

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