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pSeries Podcasts Live broadcastppFinlands Evangelical Lutheran Church is a major member of the hacked global Christian organisationppThe Lutheran World Federation LWF has fallen victim to cyber extortion Finnish news agency STT reports on SundayppThe Finnish Evangelical Lutheran Church is one of the largest members of the LWF a global Lutheran organisationppEarlier this month perpetrators carried out ransomware attacks on the federation and released screenshots of the captured material including images of peoples passportsppResponding to STT via email the LWF confirmed that it was aware of the extortion attempt The federation however declined to comment on how many individuals information had been compromised or whether there were Finns among this groupppSome 65 percent of people in Finland belong to the countrys Evangelical Lutheran ChurchppUsers with an Yle ID can leave comments on our news stories You can create your Yle ID via this link Our guidelines on commenting and moderation are explained hereppColdwater swimming has gained popularity in Finland in recent years with aficionados saying that it helps with many ailments Yle sought expert evaluation of these claims from the Institute of Occupational HealthppA leading Finnish vaccine researcher was found guilty of defrauding a universityppOrganisers said that some 200 people took part in the two events which included an antiPutin protestp