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Finland Issues Wanted Notice After Kivimäki’s Vastaamo Conviction Becomes Final

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Summary

Finnish authorities issued a wanted notice for Aleksanteri Kivimäki after the Supreme Court declined his appeal, finalizing his nearly seven-year conviction in the Vastaamo case involving stolen psychotherapy records from about 33,000 patients.

Key points

  • Eastern Uusimaa Police issued the wanted notice at the request of Finland’s Criminal Sanctions Agency.
  • The Supreme Court declined to hear Kivimäki’s appeal, making his nearly seven-year conviction final.
  • Kivimäki was convicted of aggravated data breach, attempted extortion and unlawful distribution of private information; he denied carrying out the attack.
  • The 2018 Vastaamo breach involved the theft and online publication of sensitive psychotherapy records for about 33,000 patients.
  • More than 24,000 people reportedly received extortion demands.
  • Police have been instructed to arrest Kivimäki if found and transfer him to Vantaa Prison to serve the remainder of his sentence.

Article Details

Event Type
Wanted notice following a final conviction in the Vastaamo psychotherapy data breach and extortion case.
Impact
The breach exposed sensitive psychotherapy records of about 33,000 patients. More than 24,000 people reportedly received extortion demands; the court described the crimes as causing exceptional harm to vulnerable victims.

People

Peter JaariAleksanteri Kivimäki’s lawyer; he told Finnish media that he did not know his client’s whereabouts but believed he was outside Finland.

Threat Actors

Aleksanteri KivimäkiConvicted of hacking Vastaamo and extorting the company and its patients; the Supreme Court declined to hear his appeal, leaving the conviction final. Kivimäki denied carrying out the attack and challenged the evidence linking him to it.

Vendors

VastaamoFinnish authorities have issued a wanted notice for Aleksanteri Kivimäki after the Supreme Court declined to hear his appeal, making his nearly seven-year conviction final in the Vastaamo extortion case.

Countries

FinlandThe case involved the theft and leak of sensitive psychotherapy records affecting about 33,000 patients and became Finland’s largest criminal case by number of victims.