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Academic credential theft

Theft and misuse of university staff and student login credentials to reach email, research data and licensed library resources.

Current clusters

security7 publishers

Mabna Institute case re-upped with 17 defendants, this time during a war with Iran

Prosecutors added eight names to a 2018 indictment over 31.5 terabytes of stolen academic work. The target set has not changed: professors' mailboxes and university libraries.

Perspective Coverage

7 publishers
Builder
Builder 13%
Operator
Operator 69%
Investor
Investor 18%

Reality

Evidence70
Adoption
Insufficient
Hype gap+15
Incentives40
Confidence70