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Icelandic DPA opens formal proceedings against Isavia over ANPR parking cameras at The DPA initiated an investigation into Isavia domestic airports Ltd. (the controller) concerning the electronic monitoring of car parks in five airports: Reykjavík, Akureyri,… 2025061555 ·Iceland ·Persónuvernd Supervisory Authorities Personal Data Monitoring Sep 30, 2026
€39,000 Italian DPA: employer breached Art. 15 GDPR by ignoring access request over disciplinary The data subject, a security guard of La Patria S.p.A. (the controller), complained to the DPA about the lack of response by the controller to two access requests regarding the… Italy ·Garante ·Art. 12, 13, 15 Supervisory Authorities Personal Data Right of Access Sep 23, 2026
€750,000 AEPD sanctions Vodafone España for inadequate Super WiFi processor agreement and oversight Vodafone España, S.A.U., the controller, operated a service known as "Super WiFi" through a third-party processor. Following a data breach affecting the service, the DPA's… Spain ·Art. 5, 28, 32 Processors Controllers Processing Agreement Sep 23, 2026
SEK 1.8M IMY fines Miljödata SEK for Article 32 GDPR violation after ransomware breach of 2.2M An IT company that provides digital HR and occupational health services (Miljödata) detected a data breach in August 2025. In the breach, an external attacker had gained… Sweden ·Art. 32 Data Breaches Notification Obligation Controllers Sep 22, 2026
Icelandic DPA: City of Reykjavik cannot request bank statements from NPA disabled service The DPA received a request from a the NPA Centre, the service manager of services for disabled people with long-term care needs, asking whether the Social Services Department of… 2025020567 ·Iceland ·Persónuvernd Supervisory Authorities Public Authority Personal Data Sep 17, 2026
€140 AEPD fines DIGI Telecom for issuing duplicate SIM to impersonator without consent On December 28, 2022, DIGI Telecom, the controller, delivered a duplicate SIM card to an unauthorized third party without the consent of the original line holder (the data… Spain ·Art. 5, 6, 83 Consent Integrity and Confidentiality Principle Personal Data Sep 16, 2026
€10,000 AEPD fines MÁS SOL ENERGÍA for marketing call to Robinson List subscriber MÁS SOL ENERGÍA 15, S.L., the controller, is a company that carries out customer acquisition through telephone calls to offer solar panel installation services. On 18 November… Spain ·Art. 4, 5, 7 +1 Personal Data IP Address Consent Sep 16, 2026
AEPD: Data subject entitled to identity of professionals who accessed medical records Suspecting unauthorised access to his medical records, a public civil servant, the data subject, requested the Ministry of Defence, the controller, to provide a log copy of… pd-00055-2026 ·Spain ·Art. 5, 12, 15 +2 Personal Data Healthcare Right of Access Sep 15, 2026
€6,500 Italian DPA sanctions Top Secret Investigazioni for unjustified email forwarding after The data subjects filed a complaint claiming that Top Secret Investigazioni e sicurezza s.r.l. (the controller) violated the protection of personal data, as a result of failing to… Italy ·Garante ·Art. 5, 13 Supervisory Authorities Retention Period Personal Data Sep 10, 2026
€408,000 AEPD: CaixaBank requested excessive inheritance documentation from heirs A data subject and other heirs were handling the inheritance of a deceased customer through CaixaBank, S.A., the controller. In the course of the inheritance procedure, the… Spain ·Art. 13, 25, 30 Privacy by Design & Default Personal Data Privacy by Design Sep 10, 2026
RON 26,237 Fine against GEROCOSSEN S.R.L. Gerocossen SRL (the controller) suffered a cyberattack that affected its IT infrastructure. As a result, unauthorised parties gained access to personal data relating to some data… Romania ·ANSPDCP ·Art. 32 Data Breaches Notification Obligation Security Sep 8, 2026
€24,000 Friuli Centrale University Health Authority: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security The Italian Data Protection Authority (Garante) found that the Friuli Centrale University Health Authority (ASUFC) violated Articles 5(1)(f), 9, 25, and 32 of the GDPR based on a… Italy ·Garante ·Art. 5, 9, 25 +1 Integrity and Confidentiality Principle Data Breaches Right of Access Sep 3, 2026
€8,000 Azienda Speciale per la Gestione degli Impianti Sportivi del Comune di Trento: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Italian Data Protection Authority (Garante) found that Azienda Speciale per la Gestione degli Impianti Sportivi del Comune di Trento (A.S.I.S.) unlawfully installed video… Italy ·Garante ·Art. 5, 6, 12 +1 Retention Period Storage Limitation Personal Data Sep 3, 2026
Datatilsynet authorises AC Horsens facial recognition at matches under conditions AC Horsens (the controller), pursuant to section 7(4) of the Danish Data Protection Act, sent an application to the DPA, asking for permission use automatic facial recognition… 09-07-2026 ·Denmark ·Datatilsynet (DK) DPIA Access Controls Prior Consultation
09-07-2026 (Lyngby Boldklub) Lyngby Boldklub (the controller), pursuant to section 7(4) of the Danish Data Protection Act, sent an application to the DPA, asking for permission use automatic facial… 09-07-2026 ·Denmark ·Datatilsynet (DK) DPIA Prior Consultation Access Controls
09-07-2026 (Lyngby Boldklub) Lyngby Boldklub (the controller), pursuant to section 7(4) of the Danish Data Protection Act, sent an application to the DPA, asking for permission use automatic facial… 09-07-2026 ·Denmark ·Datatilsynet (DK) DPIA Access Controls Prior Consultation Sep 1, 2026
DSB: Retailer must grant full access and delete data after third-party fraud order A retailer (controller) sent a notebook to the address of a data subject after having received an order to that address. However, the data subject has never placed the order and… DSB-D124.2016/23 ·Austria ·Art. 6, 13, 14 +2 Personal Data Right of Access Right to be Forgotten Aug 26, 2026
ICO (UK) - ACRO Criminal Records Office ACRO Criminal Records Office, the processor, is a national police unit providing public services including Police Certificates, International Child Protection Certificates,… ACRO Criminal Records Office ·United Kingdom ·Art. 32 Controllers Processors Accountability Aug 7, 2026
Finnish DPA examines anti-doping organization's GDPR compliance over public suspension An athlete (the data subject) gave a doping sample containing a low concentration of a banned substance in August 2020. The national anti-doping organisation (the controller)… TSV/179/2021 ·Finland ·Tietosuojavaltuutettu Supervisory Authorities Personal Data Retention Period Aug 4, 2026
HRK 940,000 Decision 08-03-2022 (energy company) The controller is a company that manages gas stations. The data subject tried to refuel at one of the controller's gas stations and was dissatisfied with the measurement of the… Croatia ·AZOP ·Art. 15 Right of Access Personal Data Controllers
RON 523,900 Fine against Orange Romania SA of July 17, 2026 The investigation was initiated after Orange Romania SA (the controller) notified the Romanian DPA (ANSPDCP) of a personal data breach pursuant to Article 33 GDPR, related to its… ANSPDCP ·Art. 25, 32 Data Breaches Privacy by Design & Default Privacy by Design Jul 29, 2026
€200,000M 15/2026 The Ministry of Social Cohesion and Family (the controller), and the Hellenic Local Development and Local Government Company (the processor) notified the DPA that information… Greece ·HDPA ·Art. 5, 28, 32 Controllers Data Breaches Integrity and Confidentiality Principle Jul 28, 2026
HmbBfDI (Hamburg) - Einstellung Gerichtsverfahren in Sachen Videmo 360 Following the 2017 G20 summit in Hamburg, the Hamburg Police used automated facial recognition software to analyze video footage. A template database containing mathematical… Einstellung Gerichtsverfahren in Sachen Videmo 360 ·Germany Biometric Data Video Surveillance Types of Special Categories of Personal Data
€9.5M Garante · 556/2026 Following numerous complaints and reports, the Italian DPA (Garante) investigated the telemarketing practices of TIM S.p.A. (the controller). The complaints concerned unsolicited… Italy ·Art. 5, 6, 7 +5 Personal Data Integrity and Confidentiality Principle Controllers Jul 23, 2026
HUF 2M NAIH-11443-3/2026 The DPA initiated an investigation into the GDPR compliance of an online store (the controller) processing the data of its customers (the data subjects) in April 2025. The… Hungary ·Art. 12, 13 Legitimate Interest Personal Data Lawful Basis Jul 22, 2026
€300,000 CNIL fines EXTIA for failing to properly handle job applicant erasure requests EXTIA, the controller, is a French consulting company specialising in IT and engineering services. As part of its recruitment activities, the controller processed personal data of… France ·Art. 12, 17 Personal Data Right to be Forgotten Right to Restriction Jul 21, 2026
€500,000 Hôpital privé de la Loire: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security The French Data Protection Authority (CNIL) sanctioned Hôpital Privé de la Loire, a Ramsay Santé group hospital, following a June 2025 personal data breach in which an attacker… France ·CNIL ·Art. 32, 34 Data Breaches Notification Obligation Healthcare Jul 21, 2026
€90,000 AEPD · PS-00159-2025 On 13 December 2024, the DPA received a complaint against ACVIL Aparcamientos, S.L.U., the controller, concerning a request for video surveillance footage from a car park. The… Spain ·Art. 14, 15 Right to Restriction Right of Access Controllers
€12,000 Garante · 10254256 The data subject was an employee at a detention facility run by the Italian Ministry of Justice (the controller). Following an assessment by the occupational health physician, who… Italy ·Art. 4, 5, 6 +2 Personal Data Health Data Types of Special Categories of Personal Data
AEPD · EXP202103746 A complaint is filed against the controller for having six surveillance cameras facing public highway and private spaces without authorisation. In addition to the claim, there is… PS-00601-2021 ·Spain ·Art. 5, 12, 15 +3 Retention Period Access Controls Personal Data
AEPD · EXP202102529 A student handed in a complaint against the University of Navarra because they asked the students to fill in their vaccination status. The complainant understands this as a breach… EXP202102529 ·Spain ·Art. 4, 5, 6 +3 Consent Personal Data Healthcare
€50,000 Garante · 10128005 The Calabrian Regional Agency for Agricultural Development (the controller) implemented a remote work policy that required employees to use a time-tracking application called… Italy ·Art. 5, 6, 13 +3 Personal Data Monitoring DPIA
E/03783/2020 The Directorate for National Security of the Ministry of Interior issued guidelines for the police forces to monitor news and social networks to spot fake news and misinformation,… E/03783/2020 ·Spain ·AEPD Monitoring Personal Data Identification Jul 15, 2026
€2M Garante fines Lusha Systems Inc. over unauthorized B2B contact database Lusha Systems Inc. (the controller) operated a subscription-based platform that provided professional contact information through a business-to-business (B2B) database. It was a… Italy ·Art. 3, 5, 6 +2 Personal Data IP Address Legitimate Interest Jul 14, 2026
€5.8M 483/2026 Several data subjects lodged complaints with the Italian DPA (Garante) after Hera Comm S.p.A., an energy supplier (the controller), declined to conclude electricity or gas… Italy ·Garante ·Art. 5, 12, 13 +3 Controllers Processors Personal Data Jul 3, 2026
€158,000 Garante · 487/2026 Character Technologies, Inc (the controller) is a company established in the US that operates the site Character.AI. Character.AI is a generative AI service that allows users to… Italy ·Art. 3, 5, 12 +7 Child Consent Personal Data Right to Object Jul 3, 2026
Persónuvernd (Island) - 2025010358 The data subject was an employee of the enterprise BL ehf (the controller). When she started working there, she was provided with a computer set up by the controller’s IT… 2025010358 ·Iceland ·Art. 5, 32 Integrity and Confidentiality Principle Monitoring Personal Data Jul 1, 2026
€450,000 VDAI fines medical company €450,000 for inadequate security measures in data breaches Two medical companies (the controllers) had fallen victim to data breaches where a third party had gained access to their internal systems containing both health data and other… Lithuania ·Art. 5, 24 Security Data Breaches Integrity and Confidentiality Principle Jun 19, 2026
€460,000 Garante · 476/2026 Two former employees (the data subjects) of Piaggio (the controller) were dismissed for just cause in March 2023. Following the termination of their employment, they asked the… Italy ·Art. 5, 6, 12 +2 Retention Period Storage Limitation Personal Data Jun 18, 2026
€6,600 Garante · 462/2026 The case involves a worker (the data subject), his former employer (the controller), and the staffing agency that had provided the company with the worker. In late 2023 the data… Italy ·Art. 2, 4, 5 +2 Legitimate Interest Personal Data Integrity and Confidentiality Principle Jun 18, 2026
€5,000 Garante · 457/2026 The Municipality of Vasto (the controller) implemented a dedicated photo and video system for the purpose of detecting violations of the national provisions on traffic safety. A… Italy ·Art. 5, 6, 12 +2 DPIA Personal Data Fairness & Transparency Jun 18, 2026
€2,760 UODO fines accounting firm €2,760 for email breach security failures An unauthorised entity gained access to an email account belonging to an employee at an accounting, bookkeeping and tax consulting company (the controller). The account contained… Poland ·Art. 5, 24, 25 +1 Data Breaches Integrity and Confidentiality Principle Notification Obligation Jun 13, 2026
€300,000 Midlands Regional Hospital Tullamore, County Offaly: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security The Data Protection Authority of Ireland fined Midlands Regional Hospital Tullamore €300,000 for failing to implement sufficient technical and organizational measures to ensure… Ireland ·DPC ·Art. 5, 28, 30 +2 Integrity and Confidentiality Principle Notification Obligation Data Breaches Jun 11, 2026
€6,000 A data subject filed a complaint before the DPA against the Liguria Health Protection Agency (the controller) The data subject was employed by the Ligurian Social and Health Care Agency, however, the organisation was later merged with the controller. According to the data subject, the… 382/2026 ·Italy ·Garante Privacy by Design Privacy by Design & Default DPIA May 28, 2026
PLN 21,000 DKN.5131.5.2025 A provincial government unit carrying out land consolidation and exchange work (the controller) had entrusted tasks involving the processing of landowners’ (the data subjects’)… Poland ·UODO ·Art. 24, 25, 28 +1 Integrity and Confidentiality Principle Security Controllers May 25, 2026
PLN 26,711 DKE.561.4.2026 The DPA initiated an ex officio investigation against an individual (the controller) after several data subjects complained about the controller’s video surveillance extending… Poland ·UODO ·Art. 5 Accountability Monitoring Personal Data May 22, 2026
GBP 300 ICO (UK) - KRA Consultancy Ltd The Information Commissioner, the DPA, investigated KRA Consultancy Ltd, the controller, in relation to unsolicited direct marketing SMS messages promoting debt-related services.… United Kingdom Personal Data Consent Processing May 20, 2026
PLN 33,700 DKN.5131.27.2023 A municipal social welfare unit (the controller) processed the personal data of the residents of the municipality (the data subjects), including names, addresses, and information… Poland ·UODO ·Art. 5, 24, 25 +3 Data Breaches Integrity and Confidentiality Principle Notification Obligation May 19, 2026
€1,500 Francesco Gagliardi: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The Italian Data Protection Authority (Garante) found Francesco Gagliardi, operating as a sole proprietorship, in violation of Articles 5(1)(a) and 14 of the GDPR and Article 130… Italy ·Garante ·Art. 5, 14 Legitimate Interest Personal Data Lawful Basis May 14, 2026
HDPA · 12/2026 The complainant, a foreign national, submitted a complaint to the Hellenic DPA through his authorized attorney, seeking his deletion from the Hellenic the National Registry of… 12/2026 ·Greece ·Art. 23 Right of Access Criminal Data Personal Data May 13, 2026