North Korean Hackers Use Fake LinkedIn Job Offers to Breach Security Systems
How 2 Israeli newsrooms covered this story — translated into English and compared side by side.
First reported by N12 · 16 hours ago
What happened
Check Point revealed that North Korean hacker group Lazarus is using fake LinkedIn job offers to infiltrate defense and aerospace organizations by exploiting a new Windows zero-day vulnerability, enabling remote control of infected systems. Microsoft patched the flaw in August 2026 following the report. Lazarus also uses compromised legitimate infrastructure to hide their operations and spread malware.
- 01North Korean Lazarus hackers use fake LinkedIn job offers to target defense and aerospace sectors.
- 02They exploit a new Windows zero-day vulnerability (CVE-2026-68820) for privilege escalation.
- 03Malware named Troy acts as a backdoor with extensive remote control capabilities.
- 04Attackers hide behind legitimate websites and compromised servers to relay commands.
- 05Microsoft released a security patch for the vulnerability on August 11, 2026.
- 06Check Point urges organizations to update systems and adopt zero-trust security measures.
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