# Poste Vita S.p.a.: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security

- Type: Enforcement
- Source: Italian Data Protection Authority (Garante)
- Date: 2025-07-10
- Original: https://www.enforcementtracker.com/ETid-2767
- Canonical: https://overview.legal/posts/48882
- Topics: Security, Insurance, Personal Data, Processing Agreement, Controllers, Law Enforcement, Supervisory Authorities, Data Controller, Types of Special Categories of Personal Data, Special Categories of Data

## Summary

The Italian DPA has imposed a fine on Poste Vita S.p.a. The controller failed to implement adequate technical and organisational measures to ensure data security. This resulted in a third party successfully tricking an employee into forwarding sensitive personal data, which was then used against the data subject.

## Full text

The Italian DPA has imposed a fine on Poste Vita S.p.a. The controller failed to implement adequate technical and organisational measures to ensure data security. This resulted in a third party successfully tricking an employee into forwarding sensitive personal data, which was then used against the data subject.

GDPR Articles: Art. 5 (1) a), f) GDPR, Art. 33 (1) GDPR
Industry: Finance, Insurance and Consulting

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