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€2,120 University Hospital of the Medical University of Warsaw: Insufficient fulfilment of data breach notification obligations The Polish DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 2,120 on the University Hospital of the Medical University of Warsaw. The university hospital had suffered a data breach in which a… POLAND ·UODO ·Art. 33, 34 Notification Obligation Data Breaches Article 19 GDPR - Notification of Rectification, Erasure or Restriction Jul 6, 2022
€12,450 Głównego Geodetę Kraju: Insufficient fulfilment of data breach notification obligations The Polish DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 12,450 on the public cartography institute Głównego Geodetę Kraju. The institute had suffered a data breach in which numerous land… POLAND ·UODO ·Art. 33, 34 Notification Obligation Data Breaches Article 19 GDPR - Notification of Rectification, Erasure or Restriction Jul 6, 2022
€1,600 URQUÍA & BAS, CORREDURÍA DE SEGUROS S.L.: Insufficient fulfilment of data breach notification obligations The spanish DPA has fined URQUÍA & BAS, CORREDURÍA DE SEGUROS S.L.for failing to report a data breach to the DPA in a timely manner. The original fine of EUR 2,000 was reduced to… SPAIN ·aepd ·Art. 33 Notification Obligation Data Breaches Notified Body Reporting and Notification Obligations Jun 22, 2022
€3,500 Esselmann Technika Pojazdowa Sp. z o.o. Sp. k.: Insufficient fulfilment of data breach notification obligations The Polish DPA has fined Esselmann Technika Pojazdowa Sp. z o.o. Sp. k. EUR 3,500. The controller had suffered a data breach during which a certificate of employment containing… POLAND ·UODO ·Art. 33 Notification Obligation Data Breaches Article 19 GDPR - Notification of Rectification, Erasure or Restriction Jun 6, 2022
€463,000 Bank of Ireland: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security The Irish DPA has fined the Bank of Ireland EUR 463,000. The bank had reported 22 data breaches to the DPA under Article 33 GDPR. As part of its investigation, the DPA found that… Art. 32, 33, 34 ·Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security Data Breaches Notification Obligation Security Apr 5, 2022
€115,000 Tuckers Solicitors LLP: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The UK DPA (ICO) has fined law firm Tuckers Solicitors LLP EUR 115,000. Tuckers suffered a ransomware attack on its systems, which resulted in a personal data breach. As part of… UNITED KINGDOM ·ICO ·Art. 5 Encryption Data Breaches Notification Obligation Mar 10, 2022
€3.2M OTE Group: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security The Hellenic DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 3.2 million on Cosmote subsidiary OTE Group. Among other things, OTE Group had contributed to Cosmote's security infrastructure. Cosmote… GREECE ·HDPA ·Art. 32 Data Breaches Notification Obligation Security Jan 27, 2022
€117,000 Santander Bank Polska S. A.: Insufficient fulfilment of data breach notification obligations The Polish DPA has fined Santander Bank Polska S.A. EUR 118,000 for failing to notify data subjects of a data breach. A former employee of the bank managed to gain unauthorized… POLAND ·UODO ·Art. 34 Data Breaches Notification Obligation Notified Body Reporting and Notification Obligations Jan 19, 2022
€65,000 C-Planet (IT Solutions) Limited: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security The DPA of Malta has imposed a fine of EUR 65,000 on C-Planet (IT Solutions) Limited. The DPA had initiated an investigation against C-Planet in April 2020 after being informed of… MALTA ·Art. 5, 6, 9 +4 ·Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security Data Breaches Notification Obligation Security Jan 17, 2022
Company: Insufficient fulfilment of data breach notification obligations The DPA from Bremen has fined a company for failing to inform the DPA pursuant to Art. 33 GDPR that an employee's business email account had been hacked. GERMANY ·Art. 33 ·Insufficient fulfilment of data breach notification obligations Notification Obligation Data Breaches Notified Body Reporting and Notification Obligations Jan 1, 2022
€75,000 Greek Ministry of Tourism: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security The Hellenic DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 75,000 on the Greek Ministry of Tourism. A data breach had occurred at the authority. According to the DPA, an attempt by a citizen to… GREECE ·HDPA ·Art. 13, 32, 33 +1 Data Breaches Notification Obligation Public Sector Dec 29, 2021
€110,000 UAB Prime Leasing: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security The Lithuanian DPA has fined UAB Prime Leasing, the operator of the short-term car rental platform CityBee, EUR 110,000. The DPA conducted the investigation on its own initiative… LITHUANIA ·VDAI ·Art. 32 Data Breaches Encryption Notification Obligation Nov 29, 2021
€1,000 IKEA ROMÂNIA SA: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security The Romanian DPA (ANSPDCP) has imposed a fine of EUR 1,000 on IKEA ROMÂNIA SA. The controller had sent a notification to the DPA about a personal data breach under Art. 33 GDPR.… ROMANIA ·ANSPDCP ·Art. 32 Data Breaches Notification Obligation Security Nov 1, 2021
€78,000 Bank Millennium S.A: Insufficient fulfilment of data breach notification obligations The Polish DPA (UODO) has imposed a fine of EUR 78,000 on Bank Millennium S.A.. The UODO had become aware of a data protection breach following a complaint against the bank. It… POLAND ·UODO ·Art. 33, 34 Notification Obligation Data Breaches Notified Body Reporting and Notification Obligations Oct 14, 2021
€107,000 Danish Cancer Society: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security The Danish DPA has fined the Danish Cancer Society EUR 107,000 for failing to comply with the requirements of the GDPR regarding appropriate security measures. The Danish Cancer… DENMARK ·Datatilsynet ·Art. 32 Data Breaches Notification Obligation Integrity and Confidentiality Principle Sep 29, 2021
€67,200 Syddanmark Region: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security The Danish DPA imposed a fine of EUR 67,200 on Syddanmark Region. On March 9, 2020, the DPA received a notification from Syddanmark Region regarding a personal data breach… DENMARK ·Datatilsynet ·Art. 32 Data Breaches Notification Obligation Healthcare Sep 17, 2021
€10,000 Favrskov municipality: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security The Danish DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 10,000 on Favrskov municipality. On August 19, 2020, the DPA received a notification from Favrskov Municipality of a personal data breach… DENMARK ·Datatilsynet ·Art. 32 Encryption Data Breaches Notification Obligation Sep 16, 2021
€67,900 Region of Syddanmark: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security The Danish DPA (Datatilsynet) has fined the Region of Syddanmark EUR 67,900 for failing to comply with its obligation as a data controller to implement adequate security measures.… DENMARK ·Datatilsynet ·Art. 32 Data Breaches Notification Obligation Integrity and Confidentiality Principle Jul 16, 2021
€3,000 Fundację Promocji Mediacji i Edukacji Prawnej Lex Nostra: Insufficient fulfilment of data breach notification obligations The Polish DPA (UODO) has imposed a fine of EUR 3,000 on the Fundację Promocji Mediacji i Edukacji Prawnej Lex Nostra Foundation for the promotion of mediation and legal… POLAND ·UODO ·Art. 33, 34 Notification Obligation Data Breaches Article 19 GDPR - Notification of Rectification, Erasure or Restriction Jun 30, 2021
€35,300 Sopockie Towarzystwo Ubezpieczeń ERGO Hestia S.A.: Insufficient fulfilment of data breach notification obligations The controller had sent an email to that contained personal data of a customer to the wrong recipient. The leaked data included data such as the name, postal address of the data… POLAND ·UODO ·Art. 33, 34 Data Breaches Notification Obligation Recipient Jun 21, 2021
€5,000 Fondazione di religione e di culto “Casa sollievo della sofferenza” Opera di San Pio da Pietrelcina: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Italian DPA (Garante) has imposed a fine of EUR 5,000 on the Foundation for Religion and Worship 'Casa sollievo della sofferenza' Opera di San Pio da Pietrelcina. On January… ITALY ·Garante ·Art. 5, 9 Data Breaches Notification Obligation Personal Data Feb 11, 2021
€30,000 Enea S.A.: Insufficient fulfilment of data breach notification obligations The Polish DPA (UODO) fined Enea S.A. EUR 30,000 for the controller's failure to report a personal data breach, in violation of Art. 33 (1) GDPR. The DPA received information… POLAND ·UODO ·Art. 33 Notification Obligation Data Breaches Notified Body Reporting and Notification Obligations Jan 11, 2021
€19,000 POLAND DPA: Insufficient fulfilment of data breach notification obligations The Polish DPA (UODO) imposed a fine of EUR 19,000 on a hospital operator. A former employee had unlawfully copied the personal data of 100 patients from the hospital's computer… UODO ·Art. 34, 58 ·Insufficient fulfilment of data breach notification obligations Notification Obligation Data Breaches Article 19 GDPR - Notification of Rectification, Erasure or Restriction Jan 5, 2021
€5,500 Śląski Uniwersytet Medyczny (Medical University of Silesia): Insufficient fulfilment of data breach notification obligations The Polish DPA (UODO) imposed a fine of PLN 25,000 (EUR 5,500) on the Medical University of Silesia. In the course of exams held in the form of videoconferences at the end of May… POLAND ·UODO ·Art. 33, 34 Notification Obligation Data Breaches Article 19 GDPR - Notification of Rectification, Erasure or Restriction Jan 5, 2021
€18,930 Towarzystwo Ubezpieczeń i Reasekuracji WARTA S.A.: Insufficient fulfilment of data breach notification obligations The Polish DPA (UODO) fined Towarzystwo Ubezpieczeń i Reasekuracji WARTA S.A. EUR 18,930 for a breach of Art. 33 (1) GDPR and Art. 34 (1) GDPR. In May 2020, the DPA received a… POLAND ·UODO ·Art. 33, 34 Data Breaches Notification Obligation Article 19 GDPR - Notification of Rectification, Erasure or Restriction Dec 28, 2020
€70,000 University College Dublin: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security The Irish DPA (DPC) fined University College Dublin (UCD) EUR 70,000 due to seven personal data breaches. Unauthorized third parties were able to access UCD e-mail accounts, and… IRELAND ·Art. 5, 32, 33 ·Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security Data Breaches Notification Obligation Security Dec 17, 2020
€450,000 Twitter International Company: Insufficient fulfilment of data breach notification obligations The Irish DPA (DPC) fined Twitter International Company EUR 450,000 for violating Art. 33 (1) GDPR and Art. 33 (5) GDPR for failing to notify the DPA in a timely manner of a data… IRELAND ·Art. 33 ·Insufficient fulfilment of data breach notification obligations Notification Obligation Data Breaches Social Media Dec 15, 2020
€475,000 Booking.com B.V.: Insufficient fulfilment of data breach notification obligations The Dutch DPA (Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens) has fined Booking.com EUR 475,000 for not reporting a data breach to the DPA in a timely manner. In December 2018, criminals gained… THE NETHERLANDS ·AP ·Art. 33 Notification Obligation Data Breaches Article 19 GDPR - Notification of Rectification, Erasure or Restriction Dec 10, 2020
€18,850 TUiR Warta S.A.: Insufficient fulfilment of data breach notification obligations An insurance agent hired by the controller had sent an email to unauthorized third parties in regard to insurance policies that contained personal data of two of the company's… POLAND ·UODO ·Art. 33, 34 Data Breaches Notification Obligation Notified Body Reporting and Notification Obligations Dec 9, 2020
€20,000 Università Campus Bio-medico di Roma (Polyclinic): Non-compliance with general data processing principles In a data breach notification pursuant to Art. 33 GDPR, the data protection authority found that patients accessing their online medical reports via their smartphones could also… ITALY ·Garante ·Art. 5, 9 Notification Obligation Data Breaches Healthcare Oct 26, 2020
€15,000 Bank of Cyprus Public Company Ltd: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security The data subject made a claim for access to information according to Art. 15 GDPR, which could not be answered, since the insurance contract of the data subject could not be found… Art. 5, 15, 32 +1 ·Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security Notification Obligation Data Breaches Article 19 GDPR - Notification of Rectification, Erasure or Restriction Oct 19, 2020
€3,600 Saunier-Tec Mantenimientos de Calor y Frio, SL.: Insufficient fulfilment of data breach notification obligations Although the company had taken steps to remedy a data breach, it had not informed the AEPD sufficiently. As a result, the AEPD imposed a fine of EUR 4,800, which was reduced to… SPAIN ·aepd ·Art. 33 Notification Obligation Data Breaches Notified Body Reporting and Notification Obligations Jul 2, 2020
€40,000 Tusla Child and Family Agency: Insufficient fulfilment of data breach notification obligations The organization sent a letter with abuse allegations to a third party who then uploaded it to social networks. IRELAND ·Art. 33 ·Insufficient fulfilment of data breach notification obligations Notification Obligation Data Breaches Notified Body Reporting and Notification Obligations Jun 30, 2020
€7,500 PVV Overijssel: Insufficient fulfilment of data breach notification obligations The Dutch DPA (AP) fined the Overijssel local branch of the PVV party EUR 7,500 for failing to notify the AP of a personal data breach, in violation of Art. 33 GDPR. An email… THE NETHERLANDS ·AP ·Art. 33 Notification Obligation Data Breaches Article 19 GDPR - Notification of Rectification, Erasure or Restriction Jun 16, 2020
€18,700 National Government Service Centre (NGSC): Insufficient fulfilment of data breach notification obligations The DPA's decision shows that it took almost five months for the company to notify the data subjects of a data breach and almost three months for the DPA to receive a notification… SWEDEN ·Art. 33, 34 ·Insufficient fulfilment of data breach notification obligations Notification Obligation Data Breaches Notified Body Reporting and Notification Obligations Apr 29, 2020
€14,000 Hora Credit IFN SA: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security The sanctions were applied as a result of a complaint alleging that Hora Credit IFN SA transmitted documents containing personal data of another person to a wrong e-mail address.… ROMANIA ·ANSPDCP ·Art. 5, 25, 32 +1 Notification Obligation Fines Security Dec 10, 2019
€7,400 Military Hospital: Insufficient fulfilment of data breach notification obligations A military hospital did not meet the reporting deadline for data breaches. Another part of the fine relates to a lack of technical and organisational measures. HUNGARY ·NAIH ·Art. 32, 33 Notification Obligation Data Breaches Notified Body Reporting and Notification Obligations Oct 24, 2019
CNPD (Portugal) - Deliberação 2019/494 In its Opinion 20/2018 concerning the draft of Law 58/2019 which ensures the implementation of the GDPR in the portuguese national legal framework, the DPA drew the attention of… Deliberação 2019/494 ·Art. 2, 3, 5 +8 Controllers Processing Personal Data Sep 3, 2019
€15,150 HUNGARY DPA: Insufficient fulfilment of data breach notification obligations The data controller did not fulfil its data breach notification obligations when a flash memory with personal data was lost. NAIH ·Art. 33 ·Insufficient fulfilment of data breach notification obligations Data Breaches Notification Obligation Article 19 GDPR - Notification of Rectification, Erasure or Restriction Jun 25, 2019
€286 Directorate of Social and Child Welfare Institutions of the Ferencvaros District of Budapest: Insufficient fulfilment of data breach notification obligations The employee of the Directorate sent by mistake 9 letters to the wrong recipient, which contained personal data of 18 data subjects (including data of children, criminal data and… HUNGARY ·NAIH ·Art. 33 Notification Obligation Data Breaches Article 19 GDPR - Notification of Rectification, Erasure or Restriction May 21, 2019
€61,500 Payment service provider UAB MisterTango: Insufficient fulfilment of data breach notification obligations During an inspection, the Lithuanian Data Protection Supervisory Authority found that the controller processed more data than necessary to achieve the purposes for which he was a… LITHUANIA ·VDAI ·Art. 5, 32, 33 Notification Obligation Data Breaches Article 19 GDPR - Notification of Rectification, Erasure or Restriction May 16, 2019
€34,375 Hungarian political party: Insufficient fulfilment of data breach notification obligations NAIH imposed a fine of HUF 11,000,000 (EUR 34,375) on an undisclosed Hungarian political party for failing to notify the NAIH and relevant individuals about a data breach, and… HUNGARY ·NAIH ·Art. 33, 34 Notification Obligation Data Breaches Article 19 GDPR - Notification of Rectification, Erasure or Restriction Apr 5, 2019
€20,000 Hamburger Verkehrsverbund GmbH (HVV GmbH): Insufficient fulfilment of data breach notification obligations On July 6, 2018, HVV GmbH was informed by a customer about a security gap on the website www.hvv.de, which was caused by an update on February 5, 2018 and concerned the so-called… GERMANY ·Art. 33, 34 ·Insufficient fulfilment of data breach notification obligations Notification Obligation Data Breaches Notified Body Reporting and Notification Obligations Jan 1, 2019
€20,000 GERMANY DPA: Insufficient fulfilment of data breach notification obligations Late notification of a data breach and failure to notify the data subjects. Art. 33, 34 ·Insufficient fulfilment of data breach notification obligations Notification Obligation Data Breaches Article 19 GDPR - Notification of Rectification, Erasure or Restriction Jan 1, 2018