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29.09.2022

Nitori has identified a data breach that may affect around 130,000 customers

Japan-based Nitori Holdings Co, Ltd has confirmed that an unauthorised person may have accessed the data of approximately 130,000 customers. The compromised personal data includes, but is not limited to,…

29.09.2022

£27m fine threatens TikTok for failing to protect children’s privacy

The UK’s supervisory authority (ICO) has announced that it intends to fine TikTok Inc and TikTok Information Technologies UK Limited for failing to protect children’s privacy. Following an investigation, the…

15.09.2022

Debt Management Company fined €20,000 for unlawful processing of personal data

Greece’s data protection supervisory authority (HDPA) has fined a debt management company, following a complaint from a data subject. The complaint concerned continuous telephone calls to a debtor who had…

15.09.2022

Careful with profiling

The Lower Saxony data protection authority (LfD Niedersachsen) is conducting an inspection at a bank testing pilot data processing processes. In its press release, the authority warns other banks against…

26.08.2022

EUR 600,000 fine for illegal direct marketing

The French supervisory authority (CNIL) imposed a fine on hotel chain Accor. The cause was unlawful newsletter e-marketing. CNIL had received complaints from guests who had booked their stay at…

26.08.2022

EUR 10,000 fine for debtor data breach

The Italian supervisory authority (Garante) imposed a penalty on Cribis Credit Management s.r.l. following a complaint filed by an individual. Cribis Credit Management, acting on behalf of the creditor Sky…

17.08.2022

Naples police fined for illegal processing of sensitive data

Italy’s data protection authority (Garante) has imposed a fine of €12,000 following a complaint from a trade union organisation. The Naples Police Department collected names, addresses and mobile phone numbers…

17.08.2022

EUR 60,000 fine for incorrect data

The Spanish supervisory authority (AEPD) imposed a fine of EUR 100,000 on Comercializadora Regulada Gas & Power, S.A., which was subsequently reduced to EUR 60,000. The reason was the use…

12.07.2022

Datatilsynet criticises the Health and Medicines Authority for inadequate security measures

The Danish supervisory authority found that the data breach reported by the Authority on 13 August 2021 occurred after the implementation of a health platform update, for which the Capital…

12.07.2022

NIST announces first group of encryption tools to protect against quantum computer cyber attacks

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has selected the first group of algorithms that are designed to withstand a possible quantum computer attack. In doing so, NIST is…

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