AUTOMOBILE BAVARIA SRL – €18,000 Fine (Romania, 2023)
General GDPR enforcement action
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Romania's data protection authority fined AUTOMOBILE BAVARIA SRL EUR 18,000 for not protecting customer data properly. A data breach exposed personal information of 290 customers on the company's website. This case shows the importance of having strong security measures in place to protect customer data.
What happened
AUTOMOBILE BAVARIA SRL experienced a data breach that exposed personal data of 290 customers on its website.
Who was affected
290 customers whose personal information was exposed on the company's website.
What the authority found
The authority found that AUTOMOBILE BAVARIA SRL failed to implement adequate technical and organizational measures to protect personal data, leading to the breach.
Why this matters
This enforcement action highlights the critical need for businesses to invest in robust data security measures. It serves as a warning that failing to protect customer data can result in significant fines and reputational damage.
GDPR Articles Cited
The Romanian DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 18,000 on AUTOMOBILE BAVARIA SRL. The data controller had notified the authority of a data breach pursuant to Art. 33 GDPR. Unknown parties had managed to unauthorizedly disclose personal data such as name, telephone number, residence, etc. of 290 customers on the controller's website. During its investigation, the DPA found that the controller had failed to take appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect personal data, which allowed such an incident to occur.
Related Enforcement Actions (0)
No other enforcement actions found for AUTOMOBILE BAVARIA SRL in RO
This is the only recorded action for this entity in this jurisdiction.
Details
Fine Date
18 May 2023
Authority
Autoritatea Națională de Supraveghere a Prelucrării Datelor cu Caracter Personal
Fine Amount
€18,000
Enforcement Tracker ID
ETid-1849
About this data
Cite as: Cookie Fines. AUTOMOBILE BAVARIA SRL - Romania (2023). Retrieved from cookiefines.eu
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