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€135,600 Company: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security The Polish DPA fined a company in the banking sector EUR 135,600. The DPA inspected the fined company and found several violations of the GDPR. First, the company failed to ensure… POLAND ·UODO ·Art. 30, 35, 38 DPIA Marketing Profiling Dec 18, 2024
€950,000 Sambla Group Oy: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security The Finnish DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 950,000 on Sambla Group Oy. Security vulnerabilities in two of its comparison portals allowed unauthorized persons to access personal… FINLAND ·Deputy Data Protection Ombudsman ·Art. 5, 25, 32 Security Personal Data Insurance Dec 17, 2024
€251M Meta Platforms Ireland Limited: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) has fined Meta Platforms Ireland Limited EUR 251 million. The fine was imposed for data protection violations related to a data breach… DPC Notification Obligation Data Breaches Controllers Dec 17, 2024
€200,000 Hospital: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security The Belgian DPA has fined a hospital EUR 200,000. The hospital had suffered a ransomware attack through a vulnerability in the server, which paralyzed parts of the computer system… BELGIUM ·APD/GBA ·Art. 5, 24, 32 +1 Security DPIA Personal Data Dec 17, 2024
€3.5M CAIXABANK, S.A.: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security The Spanish DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 3.5 million on CAIXABANK, S.A. Following a complaint from customers, it was found that the mother of an account holder had access to a… SPAIN ·AEPD ·Art. 5, 25 Privacy by Design & Default Privacy by Default Privacy by Design Dec 12, 2024
€4M GENERALI ESPAÑA, SOCIEDAD ANONIMA DE SEGUROS Y REASEGUROS: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security The Spanish DPA has imposed a fine on GENERALI ESPAÑA, SOCIEDAD ANONIMA DE SEGUROS Y REASEGUROS. The controller had suffered a data breach where unknown third parties gained… SPAIN ·AEPD ·Art. 5, 25, 32 +1 Security Privacy by Design & Default Controllers Dec 10, 2024
Lyngby-Taarbæk Municipality: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security The Danish DPA has imposed a fine between EUR 46,900 and EUR 53,600 on the Lyngby-Taarbæk Municipality. The controller failled to implement sufficient security measures resulting… DENMARK ·Datatilsynet (DK) ·Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security Public Authority Data Breaches Security Nov 27, 2024
€40,000 Maynooth University: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security The Irish DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 40,000 on Maynooth University. The controller failed to implement adequate technical and organisational measures, resulting in an… IRELAND ·DPC ·Art. 5, 32, 33 Security Controllers Supervisory Authorities Nov 22, 2024
€220,000 CARTONAJES BAÑERES, S.A: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security The Spanish DPA has fined CARTONAJES BAÑERES, S.A. EUR 220,000. During its investigation, the DPA found that the controller had failed to grant a former employee access to their… SPAIN ·AEPD ·Art. 15, 35 DPIA Controllers Personal Data Nov 22, 2024
€220,000 CARTONAJES BAÑERES, S.A.: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security The Spanish DPA imposed a fine of EUR 220,000 on CARTONAJES BAÑERES, S.A. following a complaint filed by a former employee. The employee had submitted a request to the controller… SPAIN ·AEPD ·Art. 15, 35 Personal Data Controllers Types of Special Categories of Personal Data Nov 22, 2024
€2,300 Company: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The DPA of Luxembourg has issued a fine of EUR 2,300 on a company, that is active in the retail sale of telecommunication equipement in specialised stores. The controller had… LUXEMBOURG ·CNPD (LU) ·Art. 5, 6, 13 +2 Retention Period Controllers Security Nov 20, 2024
€4,700 POLAND DPA: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security The Polish DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 4,700 on a subcontractor that was contracted to redesign the website of another company. This fine is linked to ETid-2491. Due to an error… UODO ·Art. 28, 32 ·Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security Supervisory Authorities Encryption Security Nov 20, 2024
€358,000 POLAND DPA: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security The Polish DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 358,000 on a company. The company had inadvertently published customer data (first name, last name, email address, home address, encrypted… UODO ·Art. 5, 25, 28 +1 ·Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security Supervisory Authorities Encryption Security Nov 20, 2024
€29,500 Sligo County Council: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The Irish DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 29,500 on the Sligo County Council. The controller used video surveillance but failed to ensure compliance with the GDPR. They failed to… IRELAND ·DPC ·Art. 5, 13, 24 +3 Security Controllers Personal Data Nov 13, 2024
€678,897 Illumia Spa: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security The Italian DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 678,897 on the energy company Illumia Spa for unlawfully processing personal data for marketing purposes. The fine follows complaints… ITALY ·Garante ·Art. 5, 6, 7 +4 Privacy by Design & Default Security Personal Data Nov 13, 2024
€6,700 Uptime-IT ApS: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security The Danish DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 9,700 on Uptime-IT ApS. Uptime-IT ApS, the data processor for a chiropractic clinic, failed to install sufficient security measures,… DENMARK ·Datatilsynet (DK) ·Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security Data Breaches Processors Controllers Nov 12, 2024
€200,000 Correo Inteligente Postal, S.L.: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security The Spanish DPA fined Correo Inteligente Postal, S.L. EUR 200,000 after several incidents of undelivered letters containing personal data were reported. These letters, which… SPAIN ·AEPD ·Art. 5, 32 Security Controllers Personal Data Nov 11, 2024
€5,000 Vodafone Romania S.A.: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security The Romanian DPA fined Vodafone Romania S.A. EUR 5,000 for sending emails to different recipients without including them in the blind carbon copy (BCC) list. This resulted in the… ANSPDCP ·Art. 32 ·Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security Security Personal Data Telecommunications Oct 28, 2024
€20,800 Grue municipality: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security The Norwegian DPA fined Grue municipality EUR 20,800 following the municipality's notification of a data breach. The municipality reported that personal data of students had been… NORWAY ·Datatilsynet (NO) ·Art. 24, 32 Security Personal Data Public Authority Oct 21, 2024
€9,000 Vilnius District Municipality Administration: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security The Lithuanian DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 1,000 on the Vilnius District Municipality Administration. The Municipality Administration had been hacked. The attack resulted in… LITHUANIA ·VDAI ·Art. 5, 32, 34 Personal Data Security Supervisory Authorities Oct 18, 2024
€3,000 Your Consulting SRL: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security The Romanian DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 3,000 on Your Consulting SRL. The controller had suffered a data breach involving the unauthorized disclosure of personal data. During… ROMANIA ·ANSPDCP ·Art. 25, 32 Security Privacy by Design & Default Controllers Oct 16, 2024
€91M Meta Platforms Ireland Limited: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security The Irish DPA (DPC) has imposed a fine of EUR 91 million on Meta Platforms Ireland Limited (MPIL). The DPC had initiated an investigation after MPIL reported that user passwords… DPC Data Breaches Encryption Security Sep 27, 2024
€904,000 Police Service of Northern Ireland: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security The ICO fined the Police Service of Northern Ireland £750,000 (EUR 904,000) after accidentally publishing personal data of 9,483 police officers and staff on the internet. The… UNITED KINGDOM ·ICO ·Art. 5, 32 Security Personal Data Education Sep 26, 2024
€1.3M TELEFÓNICA DE ESPAÑA SAU: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The Spanish DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 1.3 million on TELEFÓNICA DE ESPAÑA SAU. The controller had reported a security incident to the DPA, stating that they had suffered a… SPAIN ·AEPD ·Art. 5 Controllers Security Personal Data Sep 26, 2024
€3,000 Constanța South Container Terminal SRL: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security The Romanian DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 3,000 on Constanța South Container Terminal SRL. The controller had suffered a data breach in which personal data of employees had been… ROMANIA ·ANSPDCP ·Art. 32 Security Controllers Personal Data Sep 17, 2024
€190,000 Hospital: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security The Croatian DPA (AZOP) has imposed a fine of EUR 190,000 on a hospital. The hospital had suffered a data breach in which radiological image files were irrevocably lost. AZOP had… CROATIA ·AZOP ·Art. 5, 6, 12 +4 Data Breaches Retention Period Storage Limitation Sep 13, 2024
€12,700 University of Agder: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security The Norwegian DPA has fined the University of Agder (UiA) EUR 12,700. An employee of UiA had discovered that documents containing personal data of employees, students and external… NORWAY ·Datatilsynet (NO) ·Art. 24, 32 Security Personal Data Education Sep 4, 2024
€698,000 Apohem AB: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security The Swedish DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 698,000 on Apohem AB. The controller had used so-called meta pixels on its website which, due to incorrect settings, caused personal data… SWEDEN ·IMY ·Art. 32 Security Controllers Personal Data Aug 29, 2024
€3.2M Apoteket AB.: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security The Swedish DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 3.2 million on Apoteket AB. The controller had used so-called meta pixels on its website which, due to incorrect settings, caused… SWEDEN ·IMY ·Art. 32 Security Controllers Personal Data Aug 29, 2024
€8,000 Ana Hotels SRL: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security The Romanian DPA has fined Ana Hotels SRL EUR 8,000. The controller had suffered a data breach which resulted in the unauthorized disclosure of personal data processed and stored… ROMANIA ·ANSPDCP ·Art. 32 Security Controllers Personal Data Aug 20, 2024
€26,800 Municipality of Vejen: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security The Danish DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 26,800 on the municipality of Vejen. The municipality had suffered a security incident involving the theft of three unencrypted computers… DENMARK ·Datatilsynet (DK) ·Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security Public Authority Encryption Education Aug 14, 2024
€270,000 UNIQLO EUROPE, LTD, SUCURSAL EN ESPAÑA: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The Spanish DPA has imposed a fine on UNIQLO EUROPE, LTD, SUCURSAL EN ESPAÑA. An individual who provided services to the controller filed a complaint with the DPA due to the fact… SPAIN ·AEPD ·Art. 5, 32 Controllers Personal Data Security Aug 12, 2024
€5M Hera Comm S.p.A.: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The Italian DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 5 million on Hera Comm S.p.A. The investigation was launched following numerous complaints. The energy supplier had failed to take… ITALY ·Garante ·Art. 5, 12, 15 +3 Controllers Personal Data Supervisory Authorities Jul 17, 2024
€30,000 Pere Sihtkapital SA: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security The Estonian DPA imposed a fine of EUR 30,000 on Pere Sihtkapital SA. The controller conducted a survey on childless families. In the process, the controller failed to take all… ESTONIA ·AKI ·Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security Security Privacy by Design & Default Controllers Jul 15, 2024
€900,000 Postel S.p.A: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security The Italian DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 900,000 on Postel S.p.A. The company suffered a ransomware attack that resulted in the loss of access to files containing personal data… ITALY ·Garante ·Art. 5, 25, 32 +1 Security Privacy by Design & Default Personal Data Jul 4, 2024
€2.4M Vinted: Insufficient fulfilment of data subjects rights The Lithuanian DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 2,385,276 on the second-hand online store 'Vinted'. The DPA initiated an investigation after the Polish and French DPAs forwarded… LITHUANIA ·VDAI ·Art. 5, 12 Transparency Accountability Controllers Jul 2, 2024
€50,000 METRO SA: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security The Hellenic DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 50,000 on METRO SA. A former employee had sent text messages to the private mobile phone of a customer who had a user account in the… GREECE ·HDPA ·Art. 15, 17, 24 +2 Security Personal Data Controllers Jun 27, 2024
€80,000 AXA REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT MANAGERS IBERICA S.A. y SEUR GEOPOST, S.L.: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security The Spanish DPA has imposed a fine on AXA REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT MANAGERS IBERICA S.A. y SEUR GEOPOST, S.L.. The controller had suffered a security incident which, according to… SPAIN ·AEPD ·Art. 32 Security Controllers Personal Data Jun 26, 2024
€1,000 Rețele Electrice Dobrogea SA: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security The Romanian DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 1,000 on Rețele Electrice Dobrogea SA. A user who logged into their account was able to access the personal data of other customers.… ROMANIA ·ANSPDCP ·Art. 32 Security Controllers Personal Data Jun 25, 2024
€3,000 Rețele Electrice Muntenia SA.: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security The Romanian DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 3,000 on Rețele Electrice Muntenia SA. A user who logged into their account was able to access the personal data of other customers.… ROMANIA ·ANSPDCP ·Art. 32 Security Controllers Personal Data Jun 25, 2024
€1.3M Avanza Bank AB: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security The Swedish DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 1.3 million on Avanza Bank AB. The controller had used so-called meta pixels on its website and app, which caused personal data such as… SWEDEN ·Art. 5, 32 ·Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security Security Controllers Personal Data Jun 24, 2024
€9,200 Healthcare facility: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security The Polish DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 9,200 on a healthcare facility. The company suffered a ransomware attack on its systems, resulting in the loss of personal data. During… POLAND ·UODO ·Art. 24, 25, 32 +1 Security Privacy by Design & Default Controllers Jun 13, 2024
€160,000 ALLIANZ COMPAÑÍA DE SEGUROS Y REASEGUROS, S.A.: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security The Spanish DPA has imposed a fine on ALLIANZ COMPAÑÍA DE SEGUROS Y REASEGUROS, S.A.. A person had filed a complaint with the DPA because their ex-partner had been given… SPAIN ·AEPD ·Art. 5, 32 Integrity and Confidentiality Principle Security Personal Data Jun 10, 2024
€100,000 Covid 19 Test Lab: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security The Austrian DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 100,000 on a Covid 19 test lab. The controller failed to implement sufficient technical and organisational measures, resulting in a data… AUSTRIA ·DSB ·Art. 5, 9, 28 +2 Data Breaches Controllers Processors Jun 6, 2024
€4,200 PILLOW HOTELS, S.L.: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The Spanish DPA has imposed a fine on PILLOW HOTELS, S.L.. A person had filed a complaint with the DPA. The individual had made a booking for an overnight stay with the controller… SPAIN ·AEPD ·Art. 5, 32, 33 Data Breaches Controllers Personal Data May 30, 2024
€400,000 Ministry of Interior (Greece): Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security The Hellenic DPA imposed a fine of EUR 400,000 on the Ministry of Interior for leaking email addresses from the voter registry of Greek expatriates. These personal data, which… HDPA ·Art. 5 ·Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security Personal Data Security Education May 27, 2024
€10,000 Association: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The French DPA has fined an association EUR 10,000 due to a lack of data security, non-compliance with the principle of data minimisation and a failure to comply with its… FRANCE ·CNIL ·Non-compliance with general data processing principles Retention Period Security Supervisory Authorities May 25, 2024
€15,000 Association: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The French DPA has fined an association EUR 15,000 due to a lack of data security, non-compliance with the principle of data minimisation and a failure to comply with its… FRANCE ·CNIL ·Non-compliance with general data processing principles Retention Period Security Supervisory Authorities May 25, 2024
€336,000 Company: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security The Polish DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 336,000 on a company. The company had suffered a ransomware attack on their systems which resulted in the loss of personal data. During… POLAND ·UODO ·Art. 5, 32 Security Personal Data Privacy by Design & Default May 20, 2024
€2,000 IRIDEX GROUP SALUBRIZARE SRL: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security The Romanian DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 2,000 on IRIDEX GROUP SALUBRIZARE SRL. The controller had sent an e-mail to customers without using the blind copy option, revealing the… ROMANIA ·ANSPDCP ·Art. 32 Security Controllers Personal Data May 9, 2024