Finland issues wanted notice for hacker behind massive psychotherapy data breach
Finnish authorities have issued a wanted notice for Julius Kivimäki, the hacker accused of breaching a psychotherapy provider's database and exposing the private session records of tens of thousands of patients. His lawyer has said he does not know his client's whereabouts but believes Kivimäki has left Finland.
Why this matters: This breach was about as intimate as data gets. Therapy notes. What people said in private to a mental health professional. Kivimäki allegedly stole that information and then tried to extort the patients directly. Now he appears to have fled. That gap between the harm already done and the accountability still pending is the problem. Victims cannot unshare their records. Whether Finland can actually find and prosecute him will say something real about how seriously these cases are pursued when the suspect crosses a border.
Who should care: Cybersecurity · Privacy officers · Administrators
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