Lands Authority
Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security
Päätöspäivä
18. helmikuuta 2019
Viranomainen
Data Protection Commissioner of Malta
MT
Ala
Public Sector and Education
Maa
MT
Laki
GDPRTila
FINALKuvaus
As a result of the lack of appropriate security measures on the Lands Authority website, over 10 gigabytes of personal data became easily accessible to the public via a simple google search. The majority of the leaked data contained highly-sensitive information and correspondence between individuals and the Authority itself. The Lands Authority chose not to appeal. In Malta, in the case of a breach by a public authority or body, the Data Protection Commissioner may impose an administrative fine of up to €25,000 for each violation and may additionally impose a daily fine of €25 for each day such violation persists.