Telekom Romania Mobile Communications S.A.: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security

The Romania DPA (ANSPDCP) has fined Telekom Romania Mobile Communications S.A. EUR 10,000 for failing to implement adequate security measures to ensure the security of personal data processing. In particular, the ANSPDCP's investigation revealed that the controllers' failure to implement adequate security measures resulted in the unauthorized disclosure of the data of 99,210 data subjects, including their customer number, gender and telephone number, as well as unauthorized access to the personal data stored in the accounts of 413 customers. On this basis, the ANSPDCP ruled that the controller violated Art. 32 (1) and (2) GDPR.

GDPR Articles: Art. 32 (1), (2) GDPR
Industry: Media, Telecoms and Broadcasting