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Finnish Police Alert Europe Over Fugitive Vastaamo Hacker

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Finnish Police Alert Europe Over Fugitive Vastaamo Hacker

Finnish authorities issued a European Arrest Warrant for Aleksanteri Kivimäki, convicted for the Vastaamo breach, after he failed to return to prison. Kivimäki was responsible for stealing 33,000 psychotherapy records and extorting patients in one of Finland's most significant healthcare data breaches.

Why it matters: Healthcare organizations and their patients across Europe should be aware that the perpetrator of a major psychotherapy records theft remains at large, and law enforcement coordination may affect ongoing investigations or victim support efforts.

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