RYAZAN, RUSSIA - JUNE 28, 2017: A young man with a laptop computer against a red background with a projected message related to the Petya ransomware; on 27 June 2017 a variant of the Petya ransomware virus hit computers of companies in Russia, Ukraine, and other countries in a cyber attack. Alexander Ryumin/TASS (Photo by Alexander RyuminTASS via Getty Images)
  • An Israeli-American cyber security firm, Cybereason, uncovered a massive hacking operation led by a hacking group known to operate on behalf of Chinese state interests. The group targeted dozens of technology and manufacturing companies in the U.S., Europe and Asia, and stole sensitive proprietary information.