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Why can I log into wp-login.php and not wp-admin.php?

Because there is no wp-admin.php file in WordPress:

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You shouldn’t be able to login via wp-admin.php, it should not exist!

Be extremely suspicious of this file, you may have been hacked, and have likely leaked your details to an attacker.

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