Hacked Vastaamo psychotherapy records leaked, victims blackmailed
Vastaamo's psychotherapy records were stolen in a hack and published, and the leaked records were used to blackmail victims. A lawyer for the victims said some victims took their own lives after the leak. The hacker was given a prison sentence, and thousands of victims demanded higher compensation.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- Vastaamo
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Psychotherapy records leaked and published; victims blackmailed
- Cause / method
- Hack of psychotherapy records
- Location
- Finland
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Timeline
- A lawyer for the victims said some victims took their own lives after the patient records leak.
- The hacker who stole the therapy records and blackmailed victims was given a prison sentence.
- Thousands of victims demanded higher compensation.
- A US citizen was charged in connection with the Vastaamo hack.
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