ABSTRACT Cybercrime in 2025 extended far beyond financial extraction through ransomware payments and operational downtime. Criminal actors increasingly targeted individuals with direct human harms, including patient mortality from disrupted healthcare services, psychological trauma from personalized threats, physical violence in cryptocurrency-related offenses, and exploitation of vulnerable populations such as children. This analysis examines verified incidents and … Leggi tutto The Escalation of Human Consequences in Cybercrime: From Digital Extortion to Physical Violence and Mortality in 2025