A person with links to the hacking committed against Psychotherapy Centre Vastaamo is suspected of aiding and abetting aggravated extortion and aggravated dissemination of information violating personal privacy.
The National Bureau of Investigation has another suspect in the case involving hacking against Psychotherapy Centre Vastaamo. This person, who lives in Estonia, is suspected of aiding and abetting aggravated extortion and aggravated dissemination of information violating personal privacy. It is suspected that this person was involved in the preparation of material for the extortion targeted at Vastaamo and participated in the attempted extortion against the company and the dissemination of sensitive customer information on the internet. The person is not suspected of extortion against the customers of Vastaamo.
– We concluded earlier during the investigation that the suspect had acted alone or with another person. As a result of the criminal investigation, we have now established that, in addition to the suspect who was previously charged in the case, this other person is also a suspect in the case, says Head of Investigation, Detective Chief Inspector Marko Leponen of the National Bureau of Investigation.
The new suspect has not been apprehended during the criminal investigation, but the police have taken investigative measures on the suspect by means of mutual legal assistance with the Estonian police. The case will be submitted to the prosecutor for consideration of charges on 19 May 2025.
Police have been in contact with the victims
The persons who were identified as victims and who made their statements and claims during the original criminal process have been contacted directly by the National Bureau of Investigation. They are informed that they are parties to the case under investigation and that they do not have to file a report to the police or take any other action in the case.
– The statements and claims made during the previous criminal investigation concerning hacking against Vastaamo will remain valid for the current investigation as well, and the victims need not take any action, Marko Leponen says.
The police have contacted around 9,000 persons.
