# This North Korean recruitment scam was so convincing it even fooled Google

> Lazarus expanded Dream Job with a zero‑day, new backdoor, and advanced relaysFake job lures, trojanized PDFs, and spoofed sites enabled high‑level compromisesTargets included defense and aerospace firms, prompting…

- **Source:** [TechRadar](https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/this-north-korean-recruitment-scam-was-so-convincing-it-even-fooled-google?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6a7cb727ddc26e85ca9ac401)
- **Published:** 2026-08-12
- **Category:** Computers & IT
- **Tags:** #google #windows
- **Canonical:** http://localhost:4321/a/6a7cb727ddc26e85ca9ac401

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