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Registrų Centras – €15,000 Fine (Lithuania, 2021)

€15,000Valstybine duomenu apsaugos inspekcija2 March 2021Lithuania
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Lithuania's data protection authority fined Registrų Centras for a data breach affecting multiple registers. This ruling matters because it highlights the need for companies to implement strong security measures to protect personal data. Organizations should assess their data protection strategies to prevent breaches.

What happened

Registrų Centras was fined for failing to protect personal data, leading to a breach affecting 22 registers.

Who was affected

Individuals whose personal data was compromised in the breach.

What the authority found

The Lithuanian DPA determined that Registrų Centras did not have adequate security measures in place to protect personal data.

Why this matters

This case underscores the importance of robust data protection practices and the consequences of failing to secure personal information.

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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

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