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title: "Finland's Biggest Crime: Hacker Held 33,000 Therapy Records for Ransom"
description: "\"Hacker Aleksanteri Kivimäki exposed sensitive therapy notes of 33,000 patients, leading to Vastaamo's downfall and his arrest in Paris.\""
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# Finland's Biggest Crime: Hacker Held 33,000 Therapy Records for Ransom

"Hacker Aleksanteri Kivimäki exposed sensitive therapy notes of 33,000 patients, leading to Vastaamo's downfall and his arrest in Paris."

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By Content Team Jan 20, 2026

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In October 2020, Aleksanteri Kivimäki hacked Vastaamo, Finland's largest psychotherapy company, stealing intimate therapy notes from 33,000 patients. The self-proclaimed "untouchable hacker god" demanded €200-500 in bitcoin from each victim, threatening to publish their deepest secrets online. Kivimäki had already leaked records of politicians and public figures on the dark web, exposing details of adultery, suicide attempts, and sexual violence. Some records belonged to children. At least two victims took their own lives after learning their therapy notes were compromised. Police traced bitcoin payments and server records back to Kivimäki, arresting him in Paris in 2023. He was sentenced to over six years in prison in 2024. Vastaamo went bankrupt, and the government now compensates victims while copies of the stolen files continue circulating online. **Source:** [The Guardian](https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jan/17/vastaamo-hack-finland-therapy-notes)

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