A Finnish hacker has been sentenced to prison for leaking confidential data of thousands of patients

Finnish hacker Aleksanteri Kivimäki has been sentenced to more than six years in prison for stealing and leaking the data of 33,000 patients.

• In November 2018, Kivimäki hacked the systems of Vastaamo, a private company that runs treatment centers in Finland;
• In 2020, he demanded a ransom of more than 400,000 euros from the company, and after it refused, he sent letters threatening to release the personal data of thousands of patients.

One man said that information he had discussed with his therapist about his abusive parents, drug and alcohol use had surfaced on the Internet. At least one suicide has even been linked to it.

The court found Kivimäki guilty of all charges, including dissemination of information intrusive into private life and numerous attempts at extortion. health care and other sensitive areas.