This article originally appeared in AI Journal.
Few incidents encapsulate today’s brutal cybersecurity situation better than the October 2020 compromise of the Vastaamo psychotherapy center in Finland. After failing to extort sufficient cash from the center, the attackers turned their fire on the center’s patients, threatening to release therapy notes and personal information. We’re in a never-ending fight against a soulless enemy, and data security professionals need every available advantage.
