Municipality

€6,700

Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security

Date de décision

16 mai 2023

Autorité

Polish National Personal Data Protection Office (UODO)

PL

Secteur

Public Sector and Education

Pays

CZ

Droit

GDPR

Statut

FINAL

Description

The Polish DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 6,700 on a municipality. The controller had reported a data breach to the DPA. During its investigation, the DPA found that the controller had suffered a ransomware attack, in which the attackers took advantage of a vulnerability present in the IT system. The DPA found that the controller had failed to install adequate technical and organizational measures to protect personal data, allowing such an attack to occur.

Citations légales

Art. 5 (1)Art. 5 (2)Art. 24 (1)Art. 25 (1)Art. 32 (1)

Questions et violations

Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security

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