A group of North Korean hackers who have previously targeted the US appear to have ceased their attacks on the country 's industrial sector . While Covellite appears to lack the means to attack industrial control systems (ICSs) at present, the APT is still able to gather intelligence on intellectual property and internal industrial operations. The group , Covellite , is believed to have been behind a series of attacks last year in which customers of US companies were targeted with phishing emails containing remote access tools to gather intelligence . Whilst the group is still actively targeting organisations in other countries , it has apparently stopped its targeting those in the US , according to cybersecurity researchers there .
A group of North Korean hackers who have previously targeted the US appear to have ceased their attacks on the country 's industrial sector . The group , Covellite , is believed to have been behind a series of attacks last year in which customers of US companies were targeted with phishing emails containing remote access tools to gather intelligence . Whilst the group is still actively targeting organisations in other countries , it has apparently stopped its targeting those in the US , according to cybersecurity researchers there .