Registrų Centras – €15,000 Fine (Lithuania, 2021)
General GDPR enforcement action
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Lithuania's data protection authority fined Registrų Centras EUR 15,000 for not having strong enough security measures. The company had a data breach affecting 22 registers, showing their systems weren't resilient enough. This case highlights the importance of robust data protection to prevent breaches.
What happened
Registrų Centras suffered a data breach affecting 22 registers due to inadequate security measures.
Who was affected
People whose personal data was stored in the 22 affected Lithuanian registers managed by Registrų Centras.
What the authority found
The Lithuanian authority found that Registrų Centras failed to implement adequate technical and organizational measures to protect personal data, violating GDPR's security requirements.
Why this matters
This case underscores the necessity for companies to ensure their data protection measures are strong enough to prevent breaches. It serves as a reminder that businesses must continuously assess and improve their security systems to protect personal data.
GDPR Articles Cited
The Lithuanian DPA (VDAI) imposed a fine of EUR 15,000 on Registrų Centras. The controller is a company which manages several Lithuanian registers. The company suffered a data breach that affected 22 of these registers. During its investigation, the DPA found that the controller had not implemented adequate technical and organizational measures to protect the processing of personal data. The measures implemented by the controller were clearly not sufficient to ensure the continuous integrity, availability and resilience of the data, nor to restore the availability of the data after incidents.
Related Enforcement Actions (0)
No other enforcement actions found for Registrų Centras in LT
This is the only recorded action for this entity in this jurisdiction.
Details
Fine Date
2 March 2021
Authority
Valstybine duomenu apsaugos inspekcija
Fine Amount
€15,000
Enforcement Tracker ID
ETid-576
About this data
Cite as: Cookie Fines. Registrų Centras - Lithuania (2021). Retrieved from cookiefines.eu
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