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Cypriot Ministry of Defense: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security

The Cypriot DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 5,000 on the Cypriot Ministry of Defense.

€5,000 Fine
Cypriot Ministry of Defense
CYPRUS
Art. 24 GDPR Art. 32 GDPR

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The Cypriot DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 5,000 on the Cypriot Ministry of Defense. The controller had suffered a cyber attack which, according to the DPA, had been caused due to a lack of technical and organizational measures for the protection of personal data and a lack of supervision of a processor.

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