A hacker named Julius Kivimaki has been accused of blackmail by hacking the information of 33,000 psychotherapy patients. This young man is on the list of ‘most wanted’ criminals in Europe. News BCC and Time News.
Julius Kivimaki started hacking when he was just 13 years old. He reportedly hacked the database of psychotherapy patients’ information (session notes) of private psychotherapy service ‘Vastamo’. He then tried to extort money from the victims by threatening to leak that information.
In the same way, for 11 years, Julius was hacking and blackmailing the personal information of 33 thousand psychotherapy patients. He used anonymous e-mail for this work. On April 29 this year, the country’s court sentenced him to 6 years in prison.
The investigation revealed that if the victims did not pay a €200 ‘ransom’ within 24 hours, Julius threatened to leak their confidential information online. Later, he demanded a ransom of 500 euros if the ‘ransom’ was not paid within the stipulated time.
Meanwhile, according to Business Insider’s report, Julius was found guilty in the country’s Western Yushima District Court.
