[marcod]

What consequences does "Finland's largest psychotherapy company, Vastaamo" have to face?

[nexuist]

> The boss of Vastaamo, Ville Tapio, was also convicted of failing to protect his customers' sensitive data.

> Investigations found that the databases were vulnerable and open to the internet without proper protections.

> He was given a suspended three-month prison sentence last year.

> The company which was once a highly regarded and successful business in Finland collapsed after the hack.

Copy and pasted from the article.

[marcod]

Apologies and thanks - should have read more closely.

[Hamuko]

Went bankrupt. CEO got three months of suspended sentence and had to return the millions he made selling shares of the company after the data breach but before it was known publicly.

[marcod]

I'm in the US, but how many noticed of data breaches I have received in the last few months from mortgage companies and so on is really staggering.

All they offer is some credit monitoring... there should be real consequences for companies or they will never prioritize keeping our data safe.