Covid-19 test center
€2,700
Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security
Decision Date
1 de janeiro de 2022
Authority
Data Protection Authority of Hamburg
DE
Sector
Health Care
Country
DE
Law
GDPRStatus
FINALDescription
The DPA of Hamburg has imposed a fine of EUR 2,700 on a Covid-19 test center. The test center had send the data subjects an unencrypted e-mail containing a URL that allowed them to access the test result without taking any further security measures. In some cases, the download link was structured in a way that led to the download of a PDF file with the file name corresponding to the last name of the person tested. With knowledge of the directory path, it was therefore possible to view third-party test results.
Legal Citations
Art. 32 (1)
Issues & Violations
Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security