THE PHONE HOUSE SPAIN, S.L.
€6,500,000
Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security
Fecha de la decisión
27 de diciembre de 2023
Autoridad
Spanish Data Protection Authority (aepd)
ES
Sector
Media, Telecoms and Broadcasting
País
ES
Ley
GDPREstado
FINALDescripción
The Spanish DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 6.5 million on THE PHONE HOUSE SPAIN, S.L. The controller had suffered a ransomware attack affecting personal data of 13 million individuals (e.g. customers and employees), which was exfiltrated and published on the deep web. The DPA's investigation revealed that the controller had failed to implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect personal data, in order to prevent such an incident.
Citas legales
Art. 5 (1)Art. 32
Problemas e infracciones
Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security