"Prosecutors in Finland have charged a hacker, accused of the theft of tens of thousands of records from psychotherapy patients, with more than 21,000 counts of extortion.
“The suspect is held on remand and has denied being guilty of the offences,” the national prosecution authority said in a statement on Wednesday."
"In the 2018 breach of the Finnish firm Vastaamo, which oversaw dozens of psychotherapy centres throughout the Nordic nation, the private treatment records of tens of thousands of patients were stolen."
"According to the prosecution, Kivimäki also sent extortion letters to patients demanding sums ranging from €200 to €500 to prevent the disclosure of records of their therapy sessions.
Kivimäki was also charged with 9,598 counts of dissemination of information infringing on personal privacy.
Following a European arrest warrant issued by the Finnish police in October 2022, he was arrested in the Paris region on 3 February."
