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14.09.2023

UK: ICO audit summary of Police Service of Northern Ireland

On 8 September 2023, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) published the results of a data protection audit of the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI). The audit found that the…

14.09.2023

Turkey: KVKK reports data breach at Hotiç Ayakkabı

The Turkish Data Protection Agency (KVKK) has reported a data breach at Hotiç Ayakkabı San. ve Tic. A.Ş. Hotiç Ayakkabı used the services of a processor — a provider of…

31.07.2023

€17,000 fine for data security breaches for Bank of Cyprus

The Bank of Cyprus reported a data breach. The data breach involved three inappropriate mailings. The first incident involved a certain letter being mistakenly sent by the Bank of Cyprus…

31.07.2023

€10,000 fine for mixing up patient data

The Italian supervisory authority (Garante) has fined medical centre Camedi S.R.L. €10,000 for violating the GDPR, following a complaint. The Garante received a complaint from a Camedi patient who explained…

13.07.2023

Ransomware accounts for 54% of cyber security threats in the healthcare sector, according to an ENISA report

The European Cyber Security Agency (ENISA) published its first report on cyber threats in the healthcare sector on 5 July 2023. The document provides a comprehensive analysis of cyber attacks,…

13.07.2023

CaixaBank fined €25,000 by AEPD for data security breach

The Spanish data protection authority (AEPD) has published its decision in case number PS-00388-2022, which resulted in a €25,000 fine for CaixaBank, S.A. for breach of the GDPR. It all…

06.07.2023

WSA in Warsaw confirms decisions of the President of PDPO

21 June 2023. The Voivodship Administrative Court in Warsaw dismissed the complaint of P4 Sp. z o.o., the legal successor of Virgin Mobile Polska sp. z o.o. (llc), against the…

06.07.2023

National competition authorities can assess compliance with GDPR

The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ruled on 4 July 2023 that a national competition authority can assess whether data processing operations comply with the General Data…

29.06.2023

Sweden: SEK 58 million fine on Spotify

The Swedish Privacy Authority (IMY) has imposed a SEK 58 million (approximately $5.4 million) penalty on Spotify AB for violations of the GDPR following complaints. The IMY received complaints about…

29.06.2023

Romanian company Artima fined €8,000 for RODO violations

Artima S.A. was recently fined €8,000 administratively for violations of the GDPR. The Romanian supervisory authority (ANSPDCP) also imposed a corrective measure on it. The proceedings in the described case…