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€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
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
€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
HDPA investigates Greek Infrastructure Ministry for SMS sent without consent or The DPA started an investigation, after receiving 83 complaints from data subjects, against the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transportation (the controller). Particularly,… 17/2026 ·Greece ·Art. 5, 14 Consent Right to Object Personal Data Sep 15, 2026
€10,000 Italian DPA finds Ministry of Education's disclosure of disciplinary dismissal excessive The data subject, an employee of the Ministry of Education and Merit (the controller), filed a complaint with the DPA after the controller notified various administrative branches… Italy ·Garante ·Art. 5, 6 Supervisory Authorities Personal Data Retention Period Sep 9, 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
Garante warns ReLife Recycling for failing to timely respond to GDPR access request The data subject sent a complaint to the DPA regarding correspondence between him and the company ReLife Recycling s.r.l. (the controller), which was sent without his consent to… 515/2026 ·Italy ·Art. 12 Right of Access Personal Data Supervisory Authorities
€5.5M Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A.: Insufficient fulfilment of data subjects rights The Italian Data Protection Authority (Garante) found Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. (Italian branch) violated Articles 5(1)(a), 12, 21, and 24 of the GDPR by continuing to… Italy ·Garante ·Art. 5, 12, 21 +1 Right to Object Personal Data Direct Marketing Sep 3, 2026
AEPD: Canals City Council breached Art. 5(1)(f) GDPR by discarding exam papers unshredded The DPA became aware that examination papers from an employment-training programme managed by Canals City Council, the controller, had been found next to waste containers in a… PS-00506-2026 ·Spain ·Art. 5 Integrity and Confidentiality Principle Data Breaches Notification Obligation Sep 2, 2026
€23,750 Italian DPA: Il Fatto Quotidiano must erase data subject's personal data from cable car On 4 January 2024, the newspaper “Il Fatto Quotidiano” (‘the controller’) published an article pertaining to the cable car accident of the data subject. The data subject sent a… Italy ·Garante ·Art. 5, 83 Personal Data Supervisory Authorities Retention Period Aug 26, 2026
Austrian DSB: e-marketplace transfer of customer data to China and US requires valid Art. The DPA was acting upon a complaint addressing the subject matter of third country personal data transfers. The controller, established in Ireland, operates an e-marketplace… D130.2269 ·Austria ·Art. 45, 46, 49 Privacy Shield Processing Agreement International Transfer Aug 25, 2026
RON 15,728 Fine against Poliserv JG (PJG) SRL A personal data breach occurred because of a cyberattack made possible through a phishing method that stole the credentials of a controller account with administrator privileges.… Romania ·ANSPDCP ·Art. 32 Data Breaches Notification Obligation Security
HDPA: Hellenic Open University found to have met breach notification duties after The Hellenic Open University (‘the controller’) submitted initial and supplementary notifications to the DPA after it was subject to a data breach resulting from a ransomware… 14/2026 ·Greece ·Art. 32, 33, 34 +1 Data Breaches Notification Obligation Integrity and Confidentiality Principle Aug 19, 2026
An Italian broadcasting company (controller) disseminated an episode about the murder of a woman The murder case dates back several years but gained new attention after the investigation into the murder case was re-opened. In the dissemination, the interior of the home of the… 10273026 ·Italy ·Garante Personal Data Retention Period Right to be Forgotten Aug 18, 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
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
€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
€20,000 Garante · 471/2026 The provincial Health Authority of Enna (the controller) published a resolution that contained the personal data of a data subject (specifically related to their judicial… Italy ·Art. 5, 6, 10 +1 Personal Data Retention Period Criminal Data Jul 18, 2026
APDCAT sanctions Madremanya City Council for inadequate redaction of sensitive data in On 8 May 2025, Madremanya City Council, acting as controller, published on its notice board two administrative acts concerning a tender procedure for the award of a social housing… PS-0036/2026 ·Spain ·Art. 5, 31 Integrity and Confidentiality Principle Personal Data Identification Jul 17, 2026
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
RON 26,172 The Romanian DPA (ANSPDCP) launched an investigation into a bank, Banca Transilvania S.A (the controller), following a data subject’s complaint. The data subject claimed that their personal data associated with their bank account had been processed without their… 02/07/2026 ·Romania ·Art. 32 Data Breaches Personal Data Security
€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
Binding Decision 1/2026 On 10 August 2021, a data subject represented by noyb lodged a complaint with the Austrian DPA against Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroeporganisatie (VRT), the controller. The… Binding Decision 1/2026 ·European Union ·EDPB Supervision Supervisory Authorities Controllers May 28, 2026
€55,000 The data controller for the case is a government body called the Agency for Digital Italy (AgID) AgID is tasked with driving the adoption of digital technologies in both government and the private sector. Additionally, AgID is Italy’s soon-to-be notification authority for the… 419/2026 ·Garante ·Art. 5, 12, 14 +1 Personal Data Controllers Processing 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
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
€6,600 Utility Company: Insufficient legal basis for data processing Slovenian Supervisory Authority (Informacijski pooblaščenec) fined Utility Company €6,600 on 2026-04-15 for: Insufficient legal basis for data processing. Slovenia ·IP-RS ·Art. 5 Processing Supervision IP Address Apr 15, 2026
The data subject was employed by an Austrian stock corporation (the controller) from August 2018 to June 2025 They worked as a manager in the controller’s finance department, with technical and disciplinary responsibility for up to five employees. The controller operated a 360-degree… 2025-0.960.016 ·Austria ·DSB Legitimate Interest Personal Data Controllers Mar 20, 2026
€20,000 Tensa Art Design S.A: Insufficient cooperation with supervisory authority The Romanian DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 20,000 onTensa Art Design S.A.The DPA began investigating the controller's data processing activities, but the controller failed to… ROMANIA ·ANSPDCP ·Art. 58, 83 Supervisory Authorities Supervision Controllers Feb 5, 2026
€284,450 MediaLab.AI, Inc.: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The UK DPA has imposed a fine of GBP 247,590 (EUR 284,450) on MediaLab.AI, Inc.The controller of the image-sharing and hosting platform Imgur failed to implement age verification.… UNITED KINGDOM ·ICO ·Insufficient legal basis for data processing Minors Controllers Consent Feb 5, 2026
€25,000 Municipality of Haarlemmermeer: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Dutch DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 25,000 on the Municipality of Haarlemmermeer. The controller, one of ten municipalities that were fined, processed data regarding the… THE NETHERLANDS ·AP ·Art. 6, 9 Controllers Healthcare Personal Data Feb 3, 2026
€25,000 Municipality of Eindhoven: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Dutch DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 25,000 on the Municipality of Eindhoven. The controller, one of ten municipalities that were fined, processed data regarding the Islamic… THE NETHERLANDS ·AP ·Art. 6, 9 Controllers Healthcare Personal Data Feb 3, 2026
€25,000 Municipality of Ede: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Dutch DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 25,000 on the Municipality of Ede. The controller, one of ten municipalities that were fined, processed data regarding the Islamic… THE NETHERLANDS ·AP ·Art. 6, 9 Controllers Healthcare Personal Data Feb 3, 2026
€25,000 Municipality of Zoetermeer: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Dutch DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 25,000 on the Municipality of Zoetermeer. The controller, one of ten municipalities that were fined, processed data regarding the Islamic… THE NETHERLANDS ·AP ·Art. 6, 9 Controllers Healthcare Personal Data Feb 3, 2026
€25,000 Municipality of Hilversum: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Dutch DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 25,000 on the Municipality of Hilversum. The controller, one of ten municipalities that were fined, processed data regarding the Islamic… THE NETHERLANDS ·AP ·Art. 6, 9 Controllers Healthcare Personal Data Feb 3, 2026
€25,000 Municipality of Delft: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Dutch DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 25,000 on the Municipality of Delft. The controller, one of ten municipalities that were fined, processed data regarding the Islamic… THE NETHERLANDS ·AP ·Art. 6, 9 Controllers Healthcare Personal Data Feb 3, 2026
€1,000 Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR) Party: Insufficient fulfilment of data subjects rights The Romanian DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 1,000 on the Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR) Party. The controller failed to react adequately to a data subject's request to… ROMANIA ·ANSPDCP ·Art. 12, 15, 17 +1 Personal Data Controllers Supervisory Authorities Feb 3, 2026
€25,000 Municipality of Veenendaal: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Dutch DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 25,000 on the Municipality of Veenendaal. The controller, one of ten municipalities that were fined, processed data regarding the Islamic… THE NETHERLANDS ·AP ·Art. 6, 9 Controllers Healthcare Personal Data Feb 3, 2026
€25,000 Municipality of Huizen: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Dutch DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 25,000 on the Municipality of Huizen. The controller, one of ten municipalities that were fined, processed data regarding the Islamic… THE NETHERLANDS ·AP ·Art. 6, 9 Controllers Healthcare Personal Data Feb 3, 2026
€25,000 Municipality of Gooise Meren: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Dutch DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 25,000 on the Municipality of Gooise Meren. The controller, one of ten municipalities that were fined, processed data regarding the Islamic… THE NETHERLANDS ·AP ·Art. 6, 9 Controllers Healthcare Personal Data Feb 3, 2026
€25,000 Municipality of Tilburg: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Dutch DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 25,000 on the Municipality of Tilburg. The controller, one of ten municipalities that were fined, processed data regarding the Islamic… THE NETHERLANDS ·AP ·Art. 6, 9 Controllers Healthcare Personal Data Feb 3, 2026
DSB Austria: disclosure of health data to court-appointed expert in legal dispute lawful The data subject was involved in a legal dispute before a civil court in which the findings of an expert opinion led to the dismissal of the case. The expert opinion concerned the… DSB-D124.0850/25 ·Art. 9 Healthcare Health Data Types of Special Categories of Personal Data Jan 28, 2026
€15,000 Continental Automotive Products SRL: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security The Romanian DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 15,000 on Continental Automotive Products SRL. The controller failed to implement adequate technical and organisational measures,… ROMANIA ·ANSPDCP ·Art. 5, 32 Controllers Security Processing Jan 19, 2026
€1,500 10214411 The Local Territorial Agency for Residential Housing (Azienda territoriale per l’edilizia residenziale) submitted a complaint to the DPA regarding the installation of security… Italy ·Garante ·Art. 5, 6, 13 +2 Fairness & Transparency Controllers Transparency Jan 16, 2026
€500,000 AEPD fines bank €500,000 for losing customer documents via courier service (Art. 32) Facts: The data protection authority (DPA) has fined a bank €500,000 after documents belonging to a customer were lost during delivery by a courier service. The authority ruled… Spain ·Art. 32 Controllers Security Personal Data Jan 13, 2026
€8,000 PREMIER RESTAURANTS ROMANIA SRL: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security The Romanian DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 8,000 on PREMIER RESTAURANTS ROMANIA SRL. The controller failed to implement adequate technical and organisational measures, resulting… ANSPDCP ·Art. 28, 32 ·Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security Controllers Security Supervisory Authorities Jan 13, 2026
DSB: Art. 15 GDPR access right does not extend to full documents with third-party data The data protection authority (DPA) has determined that, according to Article 15 of the GDPR, an individual has the right to access personal data relating to them, but this right… 2025-0.395.497 ·Austria ·Art. 15 Right of Access Personal Data Supervisory Authorities Jan 12, 2026