---
title: "Microsoft Zero Day Used by Lazarus in Rootkit Attack"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/microsoft-zero-day-used-by-lazarus-in-rootkit-attack-bjozo0mea
source_url: https://www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities-threats/microsoft-zero-day-used-by-lazarus-in-rootkit-attack
type: article
source: "Dark Reading"
published: 2024-03-01T00:21:31.344Z
updated: 2024-05-09T08:29:02.242Z
tags: ["cyber", "microsoft", "zero-day"]
reading_time: 1
upvotes: 0
comments: 0
language: en
---

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# Microsoft Zero Day Used by Lazarus in Rootkit Attack

**[Dark Reading](https://daily.dev/sources/dr)** · 1 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments

## Summary

Lazarus Group, a North Korean state-backed group, used a Microsoft zero-day exploit and an improved rootkit called FudModule to carry out a recent cyberattack.

## Full article

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