Finnish hacker sentenced for blackmailing therapy patients after data breach [Video]

• A 26-year-old Finnish man received a six-year-three-month prison sentence for hacking patient records at a psychotherapy center.
• Aleksanteri Kivimäki was found guilty of aggravated data breach, blackmail attempts and disseminating private information.
• The case sparked outrage in Finland, with 24,000 people filing criminal complaints.

A Finnish court on Tuesday sentenced a 26-year-old man to six years and three months in prison for hacking thousands of patient records at a private psychotherapy center and seeking ransom from some patients over the sensitive data.

The case has caused outrage in the Nordic nation, with a record number of people — about 24,000 — filing criminal complaints with police.

In February 2023, French police arrested well-known Finnish hacker Aleksanteri Kivimäki, who was living under a false identity near Paris. He was deported to Finland. His trial ended last month.

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