Realmedia Network SA – €8,000 Fine (Romania, 2022)
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Realmedia Network SA was fined EUR 8,000 by the Romanian data protection authority after a security breach exposed personal data of over 194,000 people. The company didn't have strong enough security measures to protect this data. This incident stresses the importance of implementing robust security practices to prevent data leaks.
What happened
Realmedia Network SA suffered a security breach that exposed personal data, including names, contact information, and financial details, due to inadequate security measures.
Who was affected
194,309 individuals whose personal data, such as names, addresses, and bank details, were exposed in the breach.
What the authority found
The Romanian DPA concluded that Realmedia Network SA failed to implement adequate security measures to protect personal data, violating GDPR's data security requirements.
Why this matters
This case highlights the critical need for businesses to invest in strong security measures to protect personal data. It serves as a warning that failing to do so can lead to significant fines and damage to reputation.
GDPR Articles Cited
The Romanian DPA has fined Realmedia Network SA EUR 8,000. The company had suffered security breaches on a website it operates. This allowed it to leak and access unauthorized data. The data involved included surnames, first names, telephone numbers, e-mail addresses, postal addresses, signatures, copies of ID cards, bank data and information from land register extracts of the data subjects. A total of 194,309 people were affected by the security incident. The DPA found that the company had failed to take adequate technical and organizational measures to ensure a level of data security appropriate to the processing risk.
Related Enforcement Actions (0)
No other enforcement actions found for Realmedia Network SA in RO
This is the only recorded action for this entity in this jurisdiction.
Details
Fine Date
8 September 2022
Authority
Autoritatea Națională de Supraveghere a Prelucrării Datelor cu Caracter Personal
Fine Amount
€8,000
Enforcement Tracker ID
ETid-1393
About this data
Cite as: Cookie Fines. Realmedia Network SA - Romania (2022). Retrieved from cookiefines.eu
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