Hacker jailed for blackmailing therapy patients for bitcoin
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The Finnish hacker responsible for blackmailing 30,000 psychotherapy patients for more than $500,000 in bitcoin was jailed for six years.
The Finnish hacker responsible for blackmailing 30,000 psychotherapy patients for more than $500,000 in bitcoin was jailed for six years.
Police in Finland can’t find Aleksanteri Kivimäki who is accused of blackmailing 30,000 psychotherapy patients for $500K in bitcoin.
Investigators in Finland say it was “very likely” that someone illegally sent XMR to Binance in a series of transactions involving a crime.
The accused Finnish man reportedly demanded 40 bitcoin from a psychotherapy center before blackmailing its patients out of more crypto.
Finnish customs made $48 million this summer from selling off 1,889 seized bitcoin but just a few months ago its stash was worth $130M.