23andMe, Inc.

€2,700,000

Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security

Päätöspäivä

5. kesäkuuta 2025

Viranomainen

Information Commissioner (ICO)

GB

Ala

Health Care

Maa

GB

Laki

GDPR

Tila

FINAL

Kuvaus

The UK DPA imposed a fine of £ 2,310,000 (EUR 2,700,000) on 23andMe, Inc. The controller, a company offering DNA testing to private individuals, failed to implement sufficient technical and organizational measures to ensure data security, especially in regards to the sensitivity of the processed data. As a result, a cyberattack occurred, which led to a data breach affecting 155,592 UK-based users over the course of at least five months. The DPA considered the controller's failure to identify the attack earlier and its failure to adequately inform the DPA about the breach as aggravating factors.

Oikeudelliset viittaukset

Art. 5 (1)Art. 32

Asiat ja rikkomukset

Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security

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