# Municipality: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security

- Type: Enforcement
- Source: Polish National Personal Data Protection Office (UODO)
- Date: 2023-05-16
- Original: https://www.enforcementtracker.com/ETid-1929
- Canonical: https://overview.legal/posts/48044
- Topics: Data Breaches, Security, Privacy by Design & Default, Public Authority, IP Address, Education, Controllers, Public Sector, Processing Agreement, Law Enforcement

## Summary

The Polish DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 6,700 on a municipality. The controller had reported a data breach to the DPA. During its investigation, the DPA found that the controller had suffered a ransomware attack, in which the attackers took advantage of a vulnerability present in the IT system. The DPA found that the controller had failed to install adequate technical and organizational measures to protect personal data, allowing such an attack to occur.

## Full text

The Polish DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 6,700 on a municipality. The controller had reported a data breach to the DPA. During its investigation, the DPA found that the controller had suffered a ransomware attack, in which the attackers took advantage of a vulnerability present in the IT system. The DPA found that the controller had failed to install adequate technical and organizational measures to protect personal data, allowing such an attack to occur.

GDPR Articles: Art. 5 (1) f) GDPR, Art. 5 (2) GDPR, Art. 24 (1) GDPR, Art. 25 (1) GDPR, Art. 32 (1), (2) GDPR
Industry: Public Sector and Education

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