AUTOMOBILE BAVARIA SRL: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security

The Romanian DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 18,000 on AUTOMOBILE BAVARIA SRL. The data controller had notified the authority of a data breach pursuant to Art. 33 GDPR. Unknown parties had managed to unauthorizedly disclose personal data such as name, telephone number, residence, etc. of 290 customers on the controller's website. During its investigation, the DPA found that the controller had failed to take appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect personal data, which allowed such an incident to occur.

GDPR Articles: Art. 32 (1) b), d) GDPR, Art. 32 (2) GDPR, Art. 25 (1) GDPR
Industry: Industry and Commerce