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

- Type: Enforcement
- Source: Polish National Personal Data Protection Office (UODO)
- Date: 2023-05-31
- Original: https://www.enforcementtracker.com/ETid-1961
- Canonical: https://overview.legal/posts/48076
- Topics: Security, Privacy by Design & Default, Personal Data, Processing Agreement, Controllers, Law Enforcement, Supervisory Authorities, Data Controller

## Summary

The Polish DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 10,600 on a company. The company had suffered a ransomware attack on their systems which resulted in the loss of personal data. During its investigation the DPA found that the company had failed to install adequate technical and organizational measures to protect personal data, allowing such an attack to occur. Furthermore the controller failed to inform the DPA and the data subject of the incident in a timely manner.

## Full text

The Polish DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 10,600 on a company. The company had suffered a ransomware attack on their systems which resulted in the loss of personal data. During its investigation the DPA found that the company had failed to install adequate technical and organizational measures to protect personal data, allowing such an attack to occur. Furthermore the controller failed to inform the DPA and the data subject of the incident in a timely manner.

GDPR Articles: Art. 5 (1) f) GDPR, Art. 5 (2) GDPR, Art. 25 (1) GDPR, Art. 32 (1), (2) GDPR, Art. 33 (1) GDPR, Art. 34 (1), (2) GDPR
Industry: Not assigned

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