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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
€20,000 AEPD fines El Español for publishing video of minor assailant without anonymization El León de El Español Publicaciones, S.A., the controller, operates the Spanish digital newspaper „El Español“. It published an article concerning an assault and embedded a video… Spain ·Art. 5, 25, 58 Anonymization Privacy by Design & Default Privacy by Default Sep 16, 2026
€2,000 AEPD · ps-00256-2025 After receiving an in-person visit at her address, a data subject received a letter from a third party concerning a plot of land. The third party asked the data subject to… Spain ·Art. 6 Personal Data Recipient Legitimate Interest Sep 8, 2026
Finnish DPA orders Espoo to ensure pupil data protection in Google learning tools In April 2018, the DPA received a complaint stating that the city of Espoo (the controller) was using Google's digital learning tools in a school without obtaining consent from… TSV/40/2018 ·Finland ·Tietosuojavaltuutettu Supervisory Authorities Controllers Retention Period Sep 4, 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
€200,000 Alkora, S.A., the controller, is an insurance broker that was victim of a ransomware attack The controller notified the DPA of a personal data breach after a ransomware attack affected its servers, databases, email systems and employee devices. The controller first… PS-00020-2025 ·Spain ·AEPD Integrity and Confidentiality Principle Data Breaches Notification Obligation Jul 16, 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
IMY-2024-2904 The supervisory authority launched an investigation into the border control unit of the national police authority (the controller) at Arlanda Airport concerning the processing of… IMY-2024-2904 ·Sweden ·Art. 13 Personal Data Supervisory Authorities Information Provision Modalities and Communication Methods Jul 3, 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
€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
€565,000 Sportadmin i Skandinavien AB: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security The Swedish DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 565,500 on Sportadmin i Skandinavien AB. The controller suffered a sucessfull cyber attack, resulting in personal and special category… SWEDEN ·IMY ·Art. 32 Security Personal Data Controllers Jan 26, 2026
€1.5M AMERICAN EXPRESS CARTE FRANCE: Insufficient legal basis for the processing of data. ⇄ 1.500.000 euro boete - Frans Nationaal Instituut voor Gegevensbescherming (CNIL). CNIL ·Art. 82 ·Insufficient legal basis for data processing Controllers Processing Personal Data Nov 27, 2025
€15,000 Municipality of Curtarolo: Insufficient Legal Basis for Data Processing. ⇄ Een boete van 15.000 euro - van de Italiaanse Autoriteit voor Gegevensbescherming (Garante). ITALY ·Garante ·Art. 5, 6, 12 +3 Controllers Processing DPIA Oct 23, 2025
€6,000 Municipality of Buccino: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Italian DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 6,000 on the Municipality of Buccino. The controller published pictures of minors and people with mental health conditions in multiple… ITALY ·Garante ·Art. 5, 6, 9 +2 Public Authority Controllers Supervisory Authorities Sep 11, 2025
€6,000 Municipality of Buccino: Insufficient legal basis for data processing. ⇄ Een boete van 6.000 euro - opgelegd door de Italiaanse Autoriteit voor Gegevensbescherming (Garante). ITALY ·Garante ·Art. 5, 6, 9 +2 Public Authority Controllers Processing Sep 11, 2025
€3M Allium UPI: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security The Estonian DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 3,000,000 on Allium UPI. The controller failed to implement adequate technical and organisational measures to ensure data security. This… ESTONIA ·AKI ·Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security Data Breaches Security Processing Agreement Sep 5, 2025
€3M Allium UPI: Insufficient technical and organizational measures to ensure information security. ⇄ Een boete van 3.000.000 euro - De Estische Autoriteit voor Gegevensbescherming (AKI). ESTONIA ·AKI ·Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security Security Data Breaches Minors Sep 5, 2025
€1,000 CLUB BALONCESTO TELDE: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Spanish DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 1,000 on the club BALONCESTO TELDE. The controller published an image of a minor without the consent of the minors representative. SPAIN ·AEPD ·Art. 6 Controllers Consent Minors Jul 18, 2025
€10,000 Childcare "La Combricola Dei Birichini Di Betty": Non-compliance with the general principles of data processing. ⇄ Een boete van €10.000 - van de Italiaanse Autoriteit voor Gegevensbescherming (Garante). ITALY ·Garante ·Art. 5, 6, 7 +5 Marketing Controllers Processing Jul 10, 2025
€10,000 Nursery School “La Combricola Dei Birichini Di Betty”: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The Italian DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 10,000 on the Nursery School “La Combricola Dei Birichini Di Betty”. The controller only accepted new children if their parents agreed… ITALY ·Garante ·Art. 5, 6, 7 +5 Controllers Public Authority Supervisory Authorities Jul 10, 2025
€15,600 L. Zamenhof University Children's Clinical Hospital in Białystok: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security The Polish DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 15,600 on the L. Zamenhof University Children's Clinical Hospital in Białystok. The controller did not implement sufficient technical and… POLAND ·UODO ·Art. 5, 32 Security Controllers Personal Data Jun 30, 2025
€22,000 Municipality of Kristiansand: Insufficient legal basis for data processing. ⇄ 22.000 euro boete - Noorse Toezichtsautoriteit (Datatilsynet). NORWAY ·Datatilsynet (NO) ·Art. 6, 12, 13 Personal Data Processing Supervision Jun 10, 2025
€20,000 Cooperativa Sociale Quadrifoglio: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security. ⇄ Een boete van 20.000 euro - van de Italiaanse Autoriteit voor Gegevensbescherming (Garante). ITALY ·Garante ·Art. 28, 32 Security Controllers Processors Apr 29, 2025
€40,000 Municipality of Bologna: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security. ⇄ Een boete van 40.000 euro - opgelegd door de Italiaanse Autoriteit voor Gegevensbescherming (Garante). ITALY ·Garante ·Art. 5, 6, 9 Security Controllers Health Data Apr 29, 2025
€20,000 Cooperativa Sociale Quadrifoglio: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security The Italian DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 20,000 on Cooperativa Sociale Quadrifoglio. The entity that was fined, acting as a data processor, forwarded files containing the… ITALY ·Garante ·Art. 28, 32 Processors Controllers Security Apr 29, 2025
€50,000 Lombardy Region: Insufficient legal basis for data processing. ⇄ Een boete van 50.000 euro - van de Italiaanse Autoriteit voor Gegevensbescherming (Garante). ITALY ·Garante ·Art. 5, 6, 25 +3 Controllers Processing Processors Apr 29, 2025
€5M Luka Inc.: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The Italian DPA imposed a fine of EUR 5,000,000 on Luka Inc. The developer created a chatbot called Replika with a written and voice interface. It is based on a generative AI… ITALY ·Garante ·Art. 5, 6, 12 +3 Controllers Personal Data Supervisory Authorities Apr 10, 2025
€5M Luka Inc.: Non-compliance with the general principles of data processing. ⇄ Een boete van 5.000.000 euro - van de Italiaanse Autoriteit voor Gegevensbescherming (Garante). ITALY ·Garante ·Art. 5, 6, 12 +3 Controllers Processing Supervisory Authorities Apr 10, 2025
€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
€15M OpenAI OpCo LLC: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The Italian DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 15 million on OpenAI in connection with the operation of the generative AI chatbot “ChatGPT”. The DPA found that OpenAI had violated… ITALY ·Garante ·Art. 5, 6, 12 +4 Transparency Fairness & Transparency Personal Data Nov 2, 2024
€3,000 PLAY FUL KIDS, S.L.: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Spanish DPA imposed a fine of EUR 3,000 on PLAY FUL KIDS, S.L. due to an incident that occurred during a children's birthday party on the premises of the controller involving… SPAIN ·AEPD ·Art. 6 Controllers Minors Supervisory Authorities Sep 5, 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
€600 Club Balonmano Gijón: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Spanish DPA has imposed a fine on Club Balonmano Gijón. The sports club had published pictures of minors without the consent of parents. The original fine of EUR 1,000 was… SPAIN ·AEPD ·Art. 6 Consent Minors Supervisory Authorities Jun 17, 2024
€3,000 20 AÑOS DE MÚSICA A.I.E.: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The Spanish DPA has imposed a fine on 20 AÑOS DE MÚSICA A.I.E.. A person had filed a complaint with the DPA due to the fact that in order for minors to attend concerts organized… SPAIN ·AEPD ·Art. 5, 13 Retention Period Controllers Personal Data Jun 17, 2024
€3,000 DQG NORTE A.I.E: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The Spanish DPA has imposed a fine on DQG NORTE A.I.E.. A person had filed a complaint with the DPA due to the fact that in order for minors to attend concerts organized by the… SPAIN ·AEPD ·Art. 5, 13 Retention Period Controllers Personal Data Jun 13, 2024
€10,000 ASSOCIACIO OASIS CULTURAL: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Spanish DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 10,000 on ASSOCIACIO OASIS CULTURAL. A discotheque operated by the controller had published videos of dancing minors on a social media… SPAIN ·AEPD ·Art. 6 Controllers Social Media Minors Apr 26, 2024
€16,600 Garðabær municipality: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The Icelandic DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 16,600 on the municipality of Garðabær. The municipality had used the Google Education system without sufficiently complying with data… ICELAND ·Persónuvernd ·Art. 5, 24, 28 Retention Period Processors Controllers Dec 6, 2023
€18,600 City of Hafnarfjörður: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The Icelandic DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 18,600 on the city of Hafnarfjörður. The city had used the Google Education system without sufficiently complying with data protection… ICELAND ·Persónuvernd ·Art. 5, 24, 28 Retention Period Processors Controllers Dec 6, 2023
€16,600 Reykjanesbær municipality: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The Icelandic DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 16,600 on the municipality of Reykjanesbær. The municipality had used the Google Education system without sufficiently complying with… ICELAND ·Persónuvernd ·Art. 5, 24, 28 Retention Period Processors Controllers Dec 6, 2023
€20,000 City of Kópavogur: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The Icelandic DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 20,000 on the city of Kópavogur. The city had used the Google Education system without sufficiently complying with data protection… ICELAND ·Persónuvernd ·Art. 5, 24, 28 Retention Period Processors Controllers Dec 6, 2023
€13,300 City of Reykjavik: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The Icelandic DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 13,300 on the city of Reykjavik. The city had used the Google Education system in schools without sufficiently complying with data… ICELAND ·Persónuvernd ·Art. 5, 24, 28 Processors Controllers Supervisory Authorities Dec 6, 2023
€26,500 Östersund Municipality's Department for Children and Education: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security The Swedish DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 26,500 on the Östersund Municipality's Department for Children and Education. The authority had failed to carry out a data protection… SWEDEN ·Art. 35 ·Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security DPIA Supervisory Authorities Security Nov 28, 2023
€10,000 Private individual: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Spanish DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 10,000 on a private individual. The person had recorded a video of a violent incident involving minors without a valid legal basis. SPAIN ·AEPD ·Art. 6 Processing Minors Supervisory Authorities Nov 16, 2023
€345M TikTok Limited: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The Irish DPA (DPC), has imposed a fine of EUR 345 million on TikTok Limited. The DPC conducted an investigation primarily focused on the processing of personal data between July… IRELAND ·DPC ·Art. 5, 12, 13 +2 Privacy by Design & Default Processing Personal Data Sep 1, 2023
€25,000 Robin Srl: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The Italian DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 25,000 on Robin Srl. The controller had unlawfully published images of minors that were not sufficiently blurred in the context of… ITALY ·Garante ·Art. 5, 6, 7 +2 Controllers Processing Minors Aug 31, 2023
€6,000 ODRIA COSTAS INTERNACIONAL, S.L.: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The Spanish DPA has imposed a fine on ODRIA COSTAS INTERNACIONAL, S.L. A data subject had filed a complaint with the DPA because the controller had published a picture of their… SPAIN ·AEPD ·Art. 5 Personal Data Controllers Processing Aug 8, 2023
€10,000 NANDIVALE, S.L: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Spanish DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 10,000 on NANDIVALE, S.L.. The controller had uploaded images on social media of a party at its premises showing minors. The mother of a… SPAIN ·AEPD ·Art. 6 Consent Controllers Social Media Jul 17, 2023
€15M TikTok: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The UK DPA (ICO) has fined TikTok EUR 14.5 million. The ICO had found that more than one million British children under the age of 13 were using TikTok without the consent of… UNITED KINGDOM ·ICO ·Art. 5, 12, 13 Fairness & Transparency Personal Data Consent Apr 4, 2023
€3,000 CASAL DE L'ESPLUGA DE FRANCOLÍ: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Spanish DPA has imposed a fine on CASAL DE L'ESPLUGA DE FRANCOLÍ. A club managed by the controller had uploaded pictures of a competition showing minors on social media . The… SPAIN ·AEPD ·Art. 6 Controllers Social Media Minors Jan 25, 2023
€17,900 Dalarna Region: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security The Swedish DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 17,900 on Dalarna Region. The region had sent out invitations for patient visits where the respective healthcare facility, such as a… SWEDEN ·IMY ·Art. 32 Security Personal Data Privacy by Design & Default Jan 17, 2023