Person

Julius Kivimaki

person:julius_kivimaki Also: Asan Amet

Finnish cybercriminal identified in the episode as the suspected and convicted perpetrator behind the Vastaamo extortion campaign.

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Direction Predicate Other entity Origin EP
outgoing POSSIBLY_SAME_AS Ransom Man Uncertain 159
outgoing MEMBER_OF HTP Explicit 159
outgoing MEMBER_OF Lizard Squad Explicit 159
outgoing MEMBER_OF UGNazi Explicit 159
outgoing MEMBER_OF Isis gang Explicit 159
outgoing USES Interpor Red Notice Explicit 159
incoming ATTRIBUTED_TO Vastaamo cyber attack Uncertain 159

Claims

Vastaamo cyber attack ATTRIBUTED_TO Julius Kivimaki

Julius Kivimaki became the prime suspect, with investigator Marko Leponen finding evidence pointing toward him; the attribution is presented as investigative suspicion rather than an unqualified fact.

Uncertain Confidence 93% · Joe Tidy EP 159 Details

“this kid or this cyber criminal who was famous when he was a kid, infamous, rather, is probably the prime suspect. The name Julius Kivimaki just keeps coming up”

Joe Tidy · offsets 27912–28072

“the investigator, Marko, was finding actual evidence that was pointing to him”

Jack Rhysider · offsets 28748–28825

Julius Kivimaki POSSIBLY_SAME_AS Ransom Man

The episode presents the possibility that Ransom Man was Julius Kivimaki, supported by speculation and investigative evidence, but does not treat the identity as certain at that point.

Uncertain Confidence 90% · Jack Rhysider EP 159 Details

“Could Ransom Man be him? Speculators were thinking it, but the investigator, Marko, was finding actual evidence that was pointing to him”

Jack Rhysider · offsets 28689–28825

Julius Kivimaki MEMBER_OF HTP

Joe Tidy says Kivimaki was part of HTP and was convicted for activity associated with it.

Explicit Confidence 98% · Joe Tidy EP 159 Details

“Then after that you had HTP, which Kivimaki was part of and convicted for”

Joe Tidy · offsets 43377–43450

Julius Kivimaki MEMBER_OF Lizard Squad

Joe Tidy says Kivimaki was part of Lizard Squad among other teenage cyber-crime gangs.

Explicit Confidence 98% · Joe Tidy EP 159 Details

“there were other gangs he was part of like Lizard Squad and UGNazi, Isis gang”

Joe Tidy · offsets 43917–43994

Julius Kivimaki MEMBER_OF UGNazi

Joe Tidy says Kivimaki was part of UGNazi among other teenage cyber-crime gangs.

Explicit Confidence 98% · Joe Tidy EP 159 Details

“there were other gangs he was part of like Lizard Squad and UGNazi, Isis gang”

Joe Tidy · offsets 43917–43994

Julius Kivimaki MEMBER_OF Isis gang

Joe Tidy says Kivimaki was part of the Isis gang among other teenage cyber-crime gangs.

Explicit Confidence 98% · Joe Tidy EP 159 Details

“there were other gangs he was part of like Lizard Squad and UGNazi, Isis gang”

Joe Tidy · offsets 43917–43994

Julius Kivimaki USES Interpor Red Notice

An Interpol Red Notice was issued to help locate and arrest Julius Kivimaki; the notice was used as part of the investigation's pursuit of him.

Explicit Confidence 78% · Joe Tidy EP 159 Details

“Marko does the quite extreme move of putting out an Interpol Red Notice to try and find out where he is”