North Korean hackers exploit previously unknown flaw to target defense firms

North Korean cybercriminals exploited a previously unknown weakness in Microsoft Windows in a campaign targeting defense organizations, using newly identified malware to gain access to computers. The Pyongyang-backed Lazarus Group took advantage of the zero-day vulnerability, designated CVE-2026-68820, as part of a long-running cyberespionage campaign, Israeli cybersecurity company Check Point…