Enea S.A.

€30,000

Insufficient fulfilment of data breach notification obligations

Decision Date

January 11, 2021

Authority

Polish National Personal Data Protection Office (UODO)

PL

Sector

Transportation and Energy

Country

PL

Law

GDPR

Status

FINAL

Description

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 about a personal data breach from a person who had become an unauthorized recipient of personal data. The breach consisted of sending an email with an unencrypted, non-password protected attachment that contained personal data of several hundred individuals. The sender of the email was an employee of the sanctioned controller.

Legal Citations

Art. 33 (1)

Issues & Violations

Insufficient fulfilment of data breach notification obligations

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