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 —&nbsp; 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.
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