Cyber attacks originating in China have been discovered to spy on economic efforts at U.S. businesses, especially those in finance, technology and aerospace.

Fifty-three Times employees' computers were hacked after the paper launched an investigation into the vast wealth of some of China's most influential families. 

The popular office phones can be hacked using only a viable Internet connection, found researchers at Columbia University.

Threats involving authentication attacks, espionage and hacktivism will continue to be the biggest concern, the report states.

New research from Dell SecureWorks finds that cyber espionage firms, often originating in China, are targeting critical infrastructure organizations, such as oil companies, in many different countries.