Imagine receiving an email from a stranger that said your therapist’s notes about you would be released onto the internet for all to see — unless you paid a ransom. That’s exactly what happened to 33,000 people in Finland in 2020, and it became the biggest criminal case in the country’s history. You can read Jenny Kleeman's reporting on this story ⁠(https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jan/17/vastaamo-hack-finland-therapy-notes)⁠, and listen to her BBC podcast, called Ransom Man (https://www.bbc.com/audio/series/m002q86y). This is the latest video in our new series, What Happened Next? Follow us for more videos coming soon. Get even more from us by joining Criminal Plus on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Criminal Listen to every episode of Criminal on your favorite podcast platform: https://pod.link/809264944 Follow Criminal on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/criminal_podcast), Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/thisiscriminal), and TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@criminal_podcast) Sign up for our newsletter: https://thisiscriminal.com/newsletter We also make the podcasts This is Love (https://pod.link/1337100398) and Phoebe Reads a Mystery (https://pod.link/1503921457). Check out our online shop: https://shop.thisiscriminal.com/ #ransomman #finland #truecrime #hacking #podcast