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Death, torture, and amputation: How cybercrime shook the world in 2025

ID: 0dbdb390-328b-5638-9f2a-9fd7d36b955e

STIX ID: report--0dbdb390-328b-5638-9f2a-9fd7d36b955e

Feed Name: The Register (Security)

Threat Score
82/100

Date Published: 2025-12-28

Date Updated: 2026-04-26

Author: Connor Jones

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This report reviews major 2024–2025 cybercrime incidents and trends, highlighting a confirmed ransomware-linked death (Synnovis), abusive data leaks exposing children's personal information (Kido/Radiant), a disruptive ransomware attack on Jaguar Land Rover with severe economic impact, escalating violence tied to cryptocurrency thefts and extortion, AI-enabled virtual kidnapping scams, and an attack affecting the CodeRED emergency alert system — illustrating expanding real-world harms from cybercrime.

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