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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
€120 Italian DPA sanctions Experian Italia for incomplete Art. 15 GDPR access responses on The DPA received several complaints from data subjects concerning Experian Italia S.p.A (the controller) an Italian credit information system. The controller was processing the… Italy ·Garante ·Art. 5, 12, 15 +1 Supervisory Authorities Privacy by Design Personal Data Sep 16, 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
€6,000 Italian DPA: Municipality of Rieti breached GDPR by publishing 31,000 taxpayers' waste The Municipality of Rieti (the controller) published its administrative acts on its official notice board and in the "Transparent Administration" section of its website. A… Italy ·Garante ·Art. 5, 12, 24 +3 Public Authority Supervisory Authorities Integrity and Confidentiality Principle
€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
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
€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
€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
Finnish DPA finds 12-year retention of rental applicant data violates minimisation The DPA began investigating the storage periods of the personal data of housing applicants (the data subjects) contained in rental housing applications during a previous… TSV/1319/2025 ·Finland ·Tietosuojavaltuutettu Retention Period Storage Limitation Privacy by Design Aug 7, 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
The case involves media company RTI S.p.a (the data controller, now part of Mediaset S.p.a.) and its popular TV program Striscia la Notizia. The program aired a segment consisting of satirical, AI-generated deepfakes of… Case number: 577/2026 Internal number (from the DPA): 10281021 ·Italy ·Garante Transparency Privacy by Design Controllers Jul 23, 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
€100,000 Orange Romania SA: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security The Romanian National Supervisory Authority for Personal Data Processing (ANSPDCP) fined Orange Romania SA €100,000 for failing to implement sufficient technical and… ANSPDCP ·Art. 25, 32 ·Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security Privacy by Design Security Privacy by Design & Default Jul 17, 2026
€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
€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
€6,000 Municipality of Rieti: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The Italian Data Protection Authority (Garante) fined the Municipality of Rieti €6,000 for violations of general data processing principles under the GDPR. The enforcement action… Italy ·Garante ·Art. 5, 12, 24 +3 Privacy by Design Retention Period Supervision Jul 14, 2026
€120,000 Experian Italia S.p.A.: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The Italian Data Protection Authority (Garante) fined Experian Italia S.p.A. €120,000 for violating GDPR Articles 5(1)(a) and (c), 12, 15, and 25, concerning non-compliance with… Italy ·Garante ·Art. 5, 12, 15 +1 Privacy by Design Right of Access Supervision 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
€2,760 Sole trader providing accounting and tax advisory services: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security The Polish National Personal Data Protection Office (UODO) fined a sole trader providing accounting and tax advisory services €2,760 for failing to implement sufficient technical… Poland ·UODO ·Art. 5, 25, 32 Privacy by Design Security Personal Data Jun 13, 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
€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
€4,958 District Governor of Lubartów: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security The Polish DPA (UODO) fined the District Governor of Lubartów €4,958 for failing to implement adequate technical and organizational measures to ensure information security, citing… Poland ·UODO ·Art. 5, 25, 28 +1 Privacy by Design Processors Controllers May 25, 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
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
€277,500 Permanent TSB: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security Data Protection Authority of Ireland fined Permanent TSB €277,500 on 2026-05-08 for: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security. Ireland ·DPC ·Art. 5, 32, 33 Integrity and Confidentiality Principle Data Breaches Notification Obligation May 8, 2026
The data subject was a technician employed by the controller The controller used weekly handwritten service sheets as a system for recording working time. These sheets contained the technician’s working hours, journeys, services performed… 97/2026 ·Belgium ·APD/GBA Personal Data Right of Access Controllers May 6, 2026
OÜ Dr Mõttus Hambaravi, the controller, is a Dental Clinic On March 2024, the DPA received a complaint from a data subject regarding the fact that the controller had failed to provide all personal data requested. The controller only… No. 2.1-1/24/397-890-38 ·Estonia ·AKI Controllers Processors Privacy by Design & Default Apr 16, 2026
€400,000 CAIXABANK, S.A.: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security The Spanish Data Protection Authority (AEPD) fined Caixabank, S.A. €400,000 for failing to implement sufficient technical and organizational measures to ensure information… Spain ·AEPD ·Art. 5, 25 Privacy by Design & Default Privacy by Default Privacy by Design Apr 15, 2026
€150,000 The Spanish Data Protection Agency (AEPD) investigated Vodafone España, S.A.U as controller after a SIM swapping incident. On 21 September 2021, an unknown third party requested a duplicate SIM card for the mobile line of a data subject. The request was… EXP202306354 (PS/00312/2024) ·Spain ·Art. 5, 6 Integrity and Confidentiality Principle Personal Data Controllers Feb 11, 2026
€500,000 CURENERGÍA COMERCIALIZADOR DE ÚLTIMO RECURSO S.A.U.: Insufficient technical and organizational measures to ensure information security. ⇄ Een boete van 500.000 euro - opgelegd door de Spaanse autoriteit voor gegevensbescherming (AEPD). SPAIN ·AEPD ·Art. 25 Security Privacy by Design Privacy by Default Dec 22, 2025
€3,000 Cucina di Fabio S.R.L.: Insufficient legal basis for the processing of personal data. ⇄ Een boete van 3.000 euro - van de Roemeense nationale toezichthoudende autoriteit voor de verwerking van persoonsgegevens (ANSPDCP). ROMANIA ·ANSPDCP ·Art. 6, 15, 17 +1 Personal Data Processing Supervisory Authorities Nov 26, 2025
DSB · 2025-0.950.759 On 18 September 2023, a data subject created a customer account with a public limited company operating an online shop (the controller). It allowed customers to place orders… 2025-0.950.759 ·Austria ·Art. 5, 6, 16 +2 Privacy by Design & Default Privacy by Design Privacy by Default Nov 24, 2025
€4,750 The District Sanitary Inspector in Police: Insufficient technical and organizational measures to ensure information security. ⇄ Een boete van 4.750 euro - van het Poolse nationale bureau voor de bescherming van persoonlijke gegevens (UODO). POLAND ·UODO ·Art. 5, 24, 25 +1 Security Encryption Controllers Nov 15, 2025
€865,000 Aktia Bank Plc: Insufficient technical and organizational measures to ensure information security. ⇄ 865.000 euro boete - Waarnemend ombudsman gegevensbescherming. FINLAND ·Deputy Data Protection Ombudsman ·Art. 5, 25, 32 Security Privacy by Design Privacy by Default Oct 23, 2025
€12,000 Casa di Cura Città di Roma: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security. ⇄ Een boete van 12.000 euro - van de Italiaanse Autoriteit voor Gegevensbescherming (Garante). ITALY ·Garante ·Art. 5, 9, 25 +1 Security Health Data Healthcare Sep 11, 2025
€1.8M S-Pankki Oyj: Insufficient technical and organizational measures to ensure information security. ⇄ 1.800.000 euro boete - Waarnemend ombudsman gegevensbescherming. FINLAND ·Deputy Data Protection Ombudsman ·Art. 5, 25, 32 Security Privacy by Design Privacy by Default Sep 8, 2025
€80,000 Careggi University Hospital: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security. ⇄ Een boete van 80.000 euro - van de Italiaanse Autoriteit voor Gegevensbescherming (Garante). ITALY ·Garante ·Art. 5, 9, 25 +1 Security Health Data Healthcare Aug 4, 2025
€9,000 Hestia Publishers & Booksellers, I. D. Kollaros & Co. S.A.: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security. ⇄ Boete van €9.000 - Griekse Autoriteit voor Gegevensbescherming (HDPA). GREECE ·HDPA ·Art. 5, 25, 32 +2 Security Pseudonymization Controllers Jul 21, 2025
€25,000 Party "Alliance for the Union of Romanians": Non-compliance with the general principles of data processing. ⇄ Een boete van 25.000 euro - van de Roemeense nationale toezichthoudende autoriteit voor de verwerking van persoonsgegevens (ANSPDCP). ROMANIA ·ANSPDCP ·Art. 5, 6, 25 +1 Processing Personal Data Security Jun 26, 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
€20,000 Company: Non-compliance with general principles for data processing. ⇄ Een boete van 20.000 euro - De Belgische Autoriteit voor gegevensbescherming (APD). BELGIUM ·APD/GBA ·Art. 5, 6, 12 +4 Processing Marketing Personal Data Apr 22, 2025
€4,000 Hospital: Non-compliance with general principles of data processing. ⇄ 4.000 euro boete - Kroatische Autoriteit voor Gegevensbescherming (AZOP). CROATIA ·AZOP ·Art. 13, 14, 25 +1 Personal Data Processing Processors Mar 24, 2025
€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
€5M CAIXABANK, S.A.: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The Spanish DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 5 million on CAIXABANK, S.A.. A customer had filed a complaint about having access to a document containing information on a transfer… SPAIN ·AEPD ·Art. 5, 25, 32 Privacy by Design & Default Privacy by Default Privacy by Design Oct 26, 2023
€50,000 Athens Urban Transport Organization: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The Hellenic DPA imposed a fine of EUR 50,000 on the Athens Urban Transport Organization. As part of its investigation, the DPA found that the controller had failed to comply with… GREECE ·HDPA ·Art. 5, 25, 35 Privacy by Design & Default Privacy by Default Privacy by Design Sep 25, 2023
€800,000 DISCORD INC.: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The French DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 800,000 on DISCORD INC.. DISCORD offers an online communication service through which users can chat or make video calls. During its… FRANCE ·CNIL ·Art. 5, 13, 25 +2 Privacy by Default Storage Limitation Retention Period Nov 10, 2022
€150M Google LLC is a subsidiary owned wholly by Alphabet Inc Google Ireland Limited ('GIL') "presents itself" as the headquarters for the Google group's operations in the EEA and Switzerland. In March 2020 the French DPA (CNIL) carried out… SAN-2021-023 ·France ·CNIL Supervision Supervisory Authorities Material scope (GDPR) Dec 31, 2021
Deutsche Wohnen SE: Non-compliance with general data processing principles In addition to sanctioning violations of privacy by design principles (Art. 5 GDPR, Art. 25 GDPR - see separate entry), the Berlin data protection commissioner imposed further… GERMANY ·Art. 5 ·Non-compliance with general data processing principles Privacy by Design Privacy by Design & Default Privacy by Default Oct 30, 2019