Ransom Man: 2. Whoopsie :D

About this episode

The episode explores a data breach at a Finnish psychotherapy service and the ensuing panic as patient records are held for ransom by a hacker.

After a shocking data breach at the Finnish psychotherapy service Vastaamo, a nation’s secrets are being held to ransom by a faceless hacker. Jenny Kleeman traces the story. After negotiations with Vastaamo fail, ransom_man begins publishing 100 patient records a day on the dark web. He posts a link to the records on popular sites like Reddit and Ylilauta, Finland’s version of 4chan. He ends the post with one word. “Enjoy!” . Finland is a nation in panic. One victim, Meri-Tuuli, heads to the dark web to find out if her notes are among those published, and is appalled by what she sees. But after a few days, the hacker does something that no one could have foreseen. Written and presented by Jenny Kleeman. Producer: Sam Peach. Executive Producer: Georgia Catt. Sound Design: Sam Peach Original music composed, performed and produced by Echo Collective. A BBC Studios Production Commissioning Executive is Tracy Williams Commissioner: Dan Clarke

People in this episode

Host: Jenny Kleeman

Topics covered

• data breach
• psychotherapy
• hacking
• patient records
• dark web
• Finland
• true crime

Keywords

• data breach
• Vastaamo
• hacker
• patient records
• dark web
• Finland
• Jenny Kleeman
• true crime

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Vastaamo, Reddit, Ylilauta

Places: Finland, dark web

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