Finland issues wanted notice for hacker behind massive psychotherapy data breach
The defendant's lawyer told Finnish media that he does not know where his client is but believes Kivimäki is outside Finland.
Finnish police have reportedly issued a wanted notice for convicted hacker Aleksanteri Kivimäki after the country's Supreme Court refused to hear his appeal, paving the way for authorities to return him to prison in one of Finland's most high-profile cybercrime cases.
The Supreme Court's decision leaves in place a February Court of Appeal ruling that sentenced Kivimäki to nearly seven years in prison for hacking psychotherapy provider Vastaamo and later extorting both the company and its patients, according to Finnish media.
Following the ruling, Eastern Uusimaa Police said they issued the wanted notice at the request of Finland's Criminal Sanctions Agency. Officers have been instructed to arrest Kivimäki if he is located and transfer him to Vantaa Prison to serve the rest of his sentence.
Source: https://therecord.media/finland-issues-wanted-notice-for-hacker-vastaamo-breach
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