Finnish authorities have issued a wanted notice for Aleksanteri Kivimäki, who was convicted over the Vastaamo psychotherapy breach and extortion case affecting tens of thousands of patients. Finland's Supreme Court refused to hear his appeal, leaving in place a nearly seven-year sentence for the 2018 hack and 2020 extortion campaign. The breach exposed data on about 33,000 patients, and more than 24,000 people reportedly received direct extortion demands before therapy notes were leaked online.
Why it matters: This updates one of Europe’s most serious medical-privacy breaches, where deeply sensitive therapy records were stolen and used to extort patients. Affected people and defenders get confirmation that the conviction is final, while the wanted notice shows the offender has not yet been taken back into custody.
2026.07.14
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This article establishes a trackable development in the long-running Vastaamo breach case: the conviction is now final and Finnish police have issued a wanted notice to return the convicted attacker to prison.
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