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briankrebs@infosec.exchange

BrianKrebs

A Finnish court has decided to let alleged mass extortionist Julius "Zeekill" Kivimaki free pending the rest of his trial, without even an ankle bracelet. This is a guy who was hiding in France under an assumed name and passport when police arrested him and sent him back to Finland to face charges that he extorted thousands of patients of the Vastaamo psych practice in 2020.

https://www.hs.fi/kotimaa/art-2000010206299.html

"The processing of the data breach and blackmail case is scheduled to continue on Wednesday at 9 o'clock.

"The trial will continue, even if he doesn't show up," Vainio formulates Kivimäki's arrival for the upcoming hearings."

They've taken away his passport, but it's not hard to walk out of Finland. Hope they're following him around wherever he goes.

https://krebsonsecurity.com/2023/11/alleged-extortioner-of-psychotherapy-patients-faces-trial/

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dy66zw@infosec.exchange

dy66zw

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@briankrebs for those like me who haven't heard of him before today - this guy, at age 12, exploited a zero day and operated one of the largest botnets in the world. He got away with all of the crimes and will probably get away this time, too.

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briankrebs@infosec.exchange

BrianKrebs

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@dy66zw Yes, we'll see if he shows up in court today. I somehow doubt it.

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briankrebs@infosec.exchange

BrianKrebs

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@snoopy @dy66zw sure. let's take it easy on the minor's actions. Ryan as a teen was constantly harassing, stalking and threatening people, and he did so with a kind of glee, frankly. He genuinely seemed to enjoy making other people suffer. There's a term for that.

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ErikUden@mastodon.de

Erik Uden 🍑

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@briankrebs saw this post here!

https://youtu.be/pyCcvPfT_jU?t=3007

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jarkko

Jarkko Sakkinen

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@briankrebs in practice he can move within the whole EU region freely as long as he does not use a plane.

According to the news, he has to report to the police every other day, and is only allowed to move in a restricted area in the city of Espoo. So if he wants to escape, he has 48h of time window to do that, no idea if he is under surveillance or not.
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