"Aleksanteri Kivimäki, convicted of thousands of cybercrimes linked to the Vastaamo data breach, has been released from custody by the Helsinki Court of Appeal. The decision followed two days of testimony from Kivimäki, who denied all charges. The court cited his prolonged pretrial detention as the reason for release. He has been in custody since February 2023. His trial will continue through November."
"The court stated that further detention was not justified after the completion of Kivimäki's hearing. [...] The Court of Appeal's decision does not overturn the earlier ruling by the district court. In April 2024, the Länsi-Uusimaa District Court sentenced Kivimäki to six years and three months in prison for aggravated data breach, 20 counts of aggravated extortion, over 20,000 attempted extortions, and over 9,000 aggravated violations of personal privacy. The crimes relate to the 2018 hacking of psychotherapy provider Vastaamo's database."
The Helsinki Court of Appeal released Aleksanteri Kivimäki from custody after two days of his testimony in which he denied all charges. The court cited prolonged pretrial detention as the reason for release and determined further detention was not justified after his hearing. Kivimäki has been in custody since February 2023 and his trial will continue through November. The Court of Appeal did not overturn the district court ruling, which in April 2024 sentenced him to six years and three months for aggravated data breach, multiple extortion counts, thousands of attempted extortions, and aggravated privacy violations linked to the 2018 Vastaamo hack.
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