🛡️ **LAZARUS GROUP ACTIVELY EXPLOITING WINDOWS ZERO-DAY — BACKDOOR CAMPAIGN IN PROGRESS**
Published Friday, August 14, 2026 at 04:18 PM PT BLUF: North Korean Lazarus Group is actively exploiting an unpatched Windows zero-day vulnerability to deploy backdoors and achieve SYSTEM-level code execution. Defense contractors and technology firms are confirmed targets. Patch details and CVE assignment remain unconfirmed; assume all Windows systems at risk pending vendor advisory. DETAILS: Actor & Attribution: Lazarus Group (DPRK state-sponsored APT) conducting active exploitation campaign identified as Operation Dream Job. Confirmed by Group-IB, SecurityAffairs, and multiple independent security news sources. ...