UK Ministry of Defense
€400,000
Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security
Decision Date
December 13, 2023
Authority
Information Commissioner (ICO)
GB
Sector
Public Sector and Education
Country
GB
Law
GDPRStatus
FINALDescription
The UK DPA has fined the Ministry of Defense EUR 400,000 for disclosing personal data of individuals who were to be relocated to the UK after the Taliban took control of Afghanistan in 2021. The Ministry of Defense had sent an email to a distribution list of Afghan nationals who were eligible for evacuation without hiding the e-mail adresses and thus revealing the personal e-mail addresses and personal data of the recipients to the other e-mail recipients. The ICO stated that if the data had fallen into the hands of the Taliban, it could have led to a threat to lives.
Issues & Violations
Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security