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Threat actors are increasingly using phishing emails related to the COVID-19 pandemic and the new omicron variant to target universities and steal login credentials, new research published Tuesday found.
According to a report from cybersecurity group Proofpoint, hackers have targeted dozens of mostly North American educational institutions, including Vanderbilt University and the University of Central Missouri, with thousands of malicious phishing emails in an attempt to harvest university credentials.
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