Security News > 2020 > October > Hackers breach psychotherapy center, use stolen health data to blackmail patients
News of an unusual data breach at a psychotherapy center in Finland broke over the weekend, after affected patients began receiving emails telling them to pay up or risk their personal and health data being publicly released.
What is known about the data breach at the psychotherapy center?
Mikko Hypponen, security expert and chief research officer at Finnish cyber security and privacy company F-Secure, said that no ransomware or encryption was involved - just blackmail with stolen health data.
Some patients have received blackmail emails on Saturday, in which the sender asks €200 and €500 for not publishing the patient's stolen data.
The stolen data contains personal and health information, including therapist session notes, dates of visits, care plans, management goals and statements, but not video sessions.
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