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#1 The Hacker News general August 12, 2026 at 17:39 UTC

Lazarus Exploits Windows Zero-Day to Gain SYSTEM Access and Deploy Backdoor

By [email protected] (The Hacker News)

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Lazarus Group (North Korea) exploited a Windows zero-day as part of Operation Dream Job to deploy a previously undocumented backdoor called ForestTiger against defense and aerospace companies in France, Germany, Brazil, and India. Check Point Research attributed the campaign to the long-running Lazarus operation that uses fake job offers as lures. CISA has ordered federal agencies to patch the underlying Microsoft bug within two weeks.

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