Japan is running out of its favorite beer after ransomware attack

According to cyber security experts at the Tokyo-based group Nihon Cyber Defence (NCD), Japanese companies are increasingly seen as attractive targets for ransomware attackers because of their poor defenses and the fact that many companies simply paid the demanded sum through back channels.

In 2024 Japan’s National Police Agency said it had received 222 official reports of ransomware attacks—a 12 percent rise from the previous year, but experts at NCD said it represented just…