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Universities exposed to account takeover risk from contract cheating services

ID: d84fe4b0-04af-597c-9bd1-cbc2105834b1

STIX ID: report--d84fe4b0-04af-597c-9bd1-cbc2105834b1

Feed Name: Okta Threat Intelligence

Threat Score
55/100

Date Published: 2026-02-16

Date Updated: 2026-08-05

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Okta Threat Intelligence reports extortion campaigns that masquerade as tutoring or proctoring services to recruit students, request account access or credentials, and then extort payment by threatening exposure; actors have been observed logging in from VPNs, residential, and mobile IP addresses in Kenya, and the activity poses risks of account takeover, identity theft, and broader access to university systems.

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