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Hackers demand €500 ransom from patients after compromising psychotherapy centre

26 October 2020 • 3 min read

Patients started receiving personal demands after Finnish clinic Vastaamo refused to pay €450,000

A hacking group has demanded ransom payments from patients of a psychotherapy centre in Finland in exchange for deleting their stolen records. Finland's Interior Minister Maria Ohisalo said on S...

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