<p>Within a month of the Vastaamo data breach, Tomi Haustola, a Finnish stand up comedian, is on stage making jokes about it.</p><p>But Tomi himself is one of the thousands of victims. He tells Jenny how he went to Vastaamo because he was burnt-out and anxious and couldn’t tell anyone - except his therapist.</p><p>When he discovers a hacker had stolen his therapy notes, Tomi decides to share his story with the audience. Many of them are victims themselves.</p><p>But he doesn’t expect a letter to arrive for him, years after the hack, inviting him to view the trial of Julius Kivimäki, the man authorities suspected of being the extortionist ransom_man.</p><p>Bringing the case against him is the Prosecutor Pasi Vainio.</p><p>Kivimäki is defended by the lawyer who has been with him since the beginning - Peter Jaari.</p><p>Also present is Jenni Raiskio, the lawyer representing victims of the hack, making sure they are not forgotten amidst the TV cameras and photographers.</p><p>As Jenny follows the unfolding of the court case and the trial nears its conclusion, something happens that puts everything in jeopardy.</p><p>Written and presented by Jenny Kleeman.
Producer: Sam Peach.
Executive Producer: Georgia Catt.
Sound Design: Sam Peach
Original music composed, performed and produced by Echo Collective: Neil Leiter, Margaret Hermant and Fabien Leseure.
A BBC Studios Production
Commissioning Executive is Tracy Williams
Commissioner: Dan Clarke</p>

Intrigue

BBC Radio 4

Ransom Man: 5. 635 Years of Suffering

FEB 17, 202628 MIN
Intrigue

Ransom Man: 5. 635 Years of Suffering

FEB 17, 202628 MIN

Description

<p>Within a month of the Vastaamo data breach, Tomi Haustola, a Finnish stand up comedian, is on stage making jokes about it.</p><p>But Tomi himself is one of the thousands of victims. He tells Jenny how he went to Vastaamo because he was burnt-out and anxious and couldn’t tell anyone - except his therapist.</p><p>When he discovers a hacker had stolen his therapy notes, Tomi decides to share his story with the audience. Many of them are victims themselves.</p><p>But he doesn’t expect a letter to arrive for him, years after the hack, inviting him to view the trial of Julius Kivimäki, the man authorities suspected of being the extortionist ransom_man.</p><p>Bringing the case against him is the Prosecutor Pasi Vainio.</p><p>Kivimäki is defended by the lawyer who has been with him since the beginning - Peter Jaari.</p><p>Also present is Jenni Raiskio, the lawyer representing victims of the hack, making sure they are not forgotten amidst the TV cameras and photographers.</p><p>As Jenny follows the unfolding of the court case and the trial nears its conclusion, something happens that puts everything in jeopardy.</p><p>Written and presented by Jenny Kleeman. Producer: Sam Peach. Executive Producer: Georgia Catt. Sound Design: Sam Peach Original music composed, performed and produced by Echo Collective: Neil Leiter, Margaret Hermant and Fabien Leseure. A BBC Studios Production Commissioning Executive is Tracy Williams Commissioner: Dan Clarke</p>