Russian hackers are attacking innocent companies to get access to their neighbors
Russian cyber-espionage group APT28, also known as Fancy Bear, was able to breach an American company’s network by leveraging a ‘Nearest Neighbor Attack’ exploiting nearby Wi-Fi networks. First identified by cybersecurity firm Volexity in February 2022, the attack raises new concerns about vulnerabilities in corporate Wi-Fi system.
Russian Cyberspies Hacked Building Across Street From Target for Wi-Fi Attack
Russian group APT28 conducted a Nearest Neighbor Attack, hacking into the building across the street from the victim for a Wi-Fi attack.
Russian Hackers Use WiFi Networks to Bypass MFA in Sophisticated “Nearest Neighbor” Attack
A new, attack method has emerged from Russian state-backed hackers, leveraging nearby WiFi networks to infiltrate organizations. The cyberattack, attributed to the notorious APT28 group (also known as Fancy Bear,
Spies hack Wi-Fi networks in far-off land to launch attack on target next door
While stalking its target, GruesomeLarch performed credential-stuffing attacks that compromised the passwords of several accounts on a web service platform used by the organization's employees. Two-factor authentication enforced on the platform, however, prevented the attackers from compromising the accounts.
Russian spies may have moved in next door to target your network
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Russian Spies Jumped From One Network to Another Via Wi-Fi in an Unprecedented Hack
In a first, Russia's APT28 hacking group appears to have remotely breached the Wi-Fi of an espionage target by hijacking a laptop in another building across the street.
Novel Russian hacking method daisy chains Wi-Fi networks to reach intended target
Russian hackers have devised a highly sophisticated method of breaching Wi-Fi networks from afar that researchers have dubbed the "nearest neighbor attack," as it allows hackers
Hackers breach US firm over Wi-Fi from Russia in 'Nearest Neighbor Attack'
Russian state hackers APT28 (Fancy Bear/Forest Blizzard/Sofacy) breached a U.S. company through its enterprise WiFi network while being thousands of miles away, by leveraging a novel technique called "nearest neighbor attack.
Novel attack unveiled: Russian hackers using neighbors’ WiFi to launch attacks
Russian state hackers have devised a novel attack method to infiltrate organizations by exploiting nearby WiFi networks.
Hackers breach Wi-Fi network of U.S. firm from Russia — daisy chain attack jumps from network to network to gain access from thousands of miles away
Russian hackers compromised two different organization to attack the network of a third firm located across the road via Wi-Fi.
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Russian Hackers Breached a DC-Area Organization Through a Neighbor’s Wi-Fi. Here’s How to Make Yours Harder to Crack
The attackers compromised the Wi-Fi networks of nearby organizations, and used that access to steal documents, emails, and ...
俄黑客通过“近邻攻击”远程入侵美国企业WiFi网络
据报道，2022年2月，美国首都华盛顿一家企业的WiFi网络被发现遭遇了极不寻常的攻击，这次攻击被归因于俄罗斯国家黑客组织APT28（亦称Fancy Bear/Forest ...
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US company attacked via neighboring third-party WLAN devices
As the security consultants from Volexity report, one of their customers was hit. The customer noticed suspicious access to ...