# Scanshare s.r.l.: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security

- Type: Enforcement
- Source: Italian Data Protection Authority (Garante)
- Date: 2020-09-30
- Original: https://www.enforcementtracker.com/ETid-407
- Canonical: https://overview.legal/posts/46522
- Topics: Healthcare, Controllers, Security, Personal Data, IP Address, Processors, Data Processor, Data Controller, Supervisory Authorities

## Summary

According to the data protection authority, personal information about participants in a public competition had been unlawfully disclosed online. The reason for this was that, due to a configuration error, a list of the codes assigned to the candidates was temporarily accessible on the platform, which allowed access to the documents submitted by the candidates with their personal data. This was a violation of the principle of protection of information security for which Scanshare - which was the

## Full text

According to the data protection authority, personal information about participants in a public competition had been unlawfully disclosed online. The reason for this was that, due to a configuration error, a list of the codes assigned to the candidates was temporarily accessible on the platform, which allowed access to the documents submitted by the candidates with their personal data. This was a violation of the principle of protection of information security for which Scanshare - which was the processor of the data on behalf of the controller 'Azienda Ospedaliera di Rilievo Nazionale 'Antonio Cardarelli'' (a private hospital) - had been fined with EUR 60.000. [Also see the main fine on the hospital!]

GDPR Articles: Art. 5 (1) a) GDPR, Art. 6 GDPR, Art. 9 GDPR, Art. 32 GDPR
Industry: Industry and Commerce

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