Municipality
€6,700
Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security
Dato for beslutning
16. mai 2023
Myndighet
Polish National Personal Data Protection Office (UODO)
PL
Sektor
Public Sector and Education
Land
CZ
Lov og rett
GDPRStatus
FINALBeskrivelse
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.
Juridiske henvisninger
Art. 5 (1)Art. 5 (2)Art. 24 (1)Art. 25 (1)Art. 32 (1)
Problemer og overtredelser
Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security