#Blackmail

Hacker Sentenced After Years of Extorting Psychotherapy Patients

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May 2, 2024 at 04:05PM Finnish national Aleksanteri Kivimäki was sentenced to six years and three months in prison for stealing thousands of patient records from a psychotherapy clinic. Kivimäki, known online as “Zeekill,” demanded ransom from the clinic’s patients and caused a significant rise in Finland’s crime figures. He was arrested in France and … Read more

Dutch hacker jailed for extortion, selling stolen data on RaidForums

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November 3, 2023 at 04:13PM A Dutch cybersecurity professional, Pepijn Van der Stap, has been sentenced to four years in prison for hacking and blackmailing multiple companies both in the Netherlands and worldwide. He hacked into victims’ computers, engaged in extortion, and laundered at least 2.5 million euros in cryptocurrency. Van der Stap, along with … Read more