Lands Authority
Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security
Datum odločitve
18. februar 2019
Organ
Data Protection Commissioner of Malta
MT
Sektor
Public Sector and Education
Država
MT
Zakon
GDPRStatus
FINALOpis
As a result of the lack of appropriate security measures on the Lands Authority website, over 10 gigabytes of personal data became easily accessible to the public via a simple google search. The majority of the leaked data contained highly-sensitive information and correspondence between individuals and the Authority itself. The Lands Authority chose not to appeal. In Malta, in the case of a breach by a public authority or body, the Data Protection Commissioner may impose an administrative fine of up to €25,000 for each violation and may additionally impose a daily fine of €25 for each day such violation persists.