Krebs on Security: Drones to Diplomas: How Russia’s Largest Private University is Linked to a $25M Essay Mill. “A sprawling academic cheating network turbocharged by Google Ads that has generated nearly $25 million in revenue has curious ties to a Kremlin-connected oligarch whose Russian university builds drones for Russia’s war against Ukraine.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/12/09/drones-to-diplomas-how-russias-largest-private-university-is-linked-to-a-25m-essay-mill-krebs-on-security/

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In our book, Fake Degrees and Fraudulent Credentials in Higher Education, Jamie Carmichael and I unpack the Ecosystem of Commercial Academic Fraud. We connect the dots between #ContractCheating #FakeDegrees #DiplomaMills #AdmissionsFraud and #PaperMills. #AcademicIntegrity 
More details here: https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-21796-8
Fake Degrees and Fraudulent Credentials in Higher Education

This book addresses credential fraud in higher education which includes diploma mills, admissions fraud, and cheating on standardized admissions tests

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