Hørsholm Municipality

€6,700

Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security

Date de décision

12 septembre 2022

Autorité

Danish Data Protection Authority (Datatilsynet)

DK

Secteur

Public Sector and Education

Pays

DK

Droit

GDPR

Statut

FINAL

Description

The Danish DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 6,700 on Hørsholm municipality. The municipality had reported a data breach to the DPA pursuant to Art. 33 GDPR. An employee's work computer, which contained sensitive and confidential information about approximately 1,600 municipality employees, had been stolen. During its investigation, the DPA determined that the data on the computer was not adequately secured and that the municipality had failed to take appropriate technical measures to protect personal data.

Citations légales

Art. 32

Questions et violations

Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security

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