<ul><li>Russian cyber-espionage group APT28, also known as Fancy Bear, breached an American company's network using a 'Nearest Neighbor Attack' by exploiting nearby Wi-Fi networks.</li><li>The attack targeted a US organization engaged in Ukrainian-related projects, indicating Russia's interest in the firm.</li><li>APT28 used password-spraying to gain credentials for the victim's enterprise Wi-Fi network and then turned to a nearby organization to gain entry.</li><li>In addition to exploiting a bridge device and using native Windows tools, the attackers also utilized a zero-day vulnerability in the Windows Print Spooler service to escalate privileges.</li></ul>

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