Maynooth University

€40,000

Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security

Date de décision

22 novembre 2024

Autorité

Data Protection Authority of Ireland

IE

Secteur

Public Sector and Education

Pays

IE

Droit

GDPR

Statut

FINAL

Description

The Irish DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 40,000 on Maynooth University. The controller failed to implement adequate technical and organisational measures, resulting in an unauthorised third party gaining access to multiple employees' email accounts, which the third party then used for fraudulent purposes.

Citations légales

Art. 5 (1)Art. 32 (1)Art. 33 (1)

Questions et violations

Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security

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