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epa06053460 A mirror reflects a computer screen displaying binary code in Taipei, Taiwan, 28 June 2017. Kaspersky Lab reported that the malware, despite resembling ‘Petya’ malware that affected computers last year, is believed to be a new type of ransomware, which the cybersecurity company called ‘ExPetr’. The ransomware has reportedly affected mostly Ukraine and Russia and several cases were also found in Poland, Italy, Britain, Germany, France, the US and several other countries, with around 2,000 cases reported so far. The ransomware has reportedly affected US pharmaceutical giant Merck, Russia’s oil producer Rosneft, Ukrainian central bank, Spanish food company Mondelez, Australia’s Cadbury chocolate factory and French shipping company TNT, among other global companies. EPA/RITCHIE B. TONGO