Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Asia-Pacific and Japan (APJ) region has seen a surge in cyberattacks. Asia was the most attacked region last year and ransomware was the top attack type. More than 80% of organizations in APJ were hit by ransomware attacks at least once in the last five years, with only 32% disclosing the incident.  \r\n Akamai researchers have been researching and analyzing ransomware as a service (RaaS) providers to uncover the underlying mechanisms that have contributed to their success.  \r\n We recently released the Akamai Ransomware Threat Report APJ Deep Dive H1 2022, which did an in-depth analysis of Conti, one of the most prolific RaaS providers. The Conti RaaS group reportedly reaped US$180 million in 2021 from ransom payments.…