Russian Spies' Safer Wi-Fi Hack
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•Russian Spies Jumped From One Network to Another Via Wi-Fi in an Unprecedented Hack
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Russian hackers used 'nearest neighbor attack' to hack into Washington, DC , Wi-Fi network.
Hackers hacked into a laptop in neighboring building and used its antenna to break into target's network.
Researchers say the attack was carried out in the months just before and after Russia 's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 .
Volexity found that hackers used a laptop to hack into a second organization's Wi-Fi network.
The company tracked the hackers on that second network to two possible points of intrusion.
The hackers used credentials they'd somehow obtained online but had apparently been unable to exploit elsewhere.
Microsoft warned of a vulnerability in Windows ' print spooler used by Russia 's APT28 hacker group in April .
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