- Enforcing jurisdiction
- Spain · Geography does not establish applicable law.
- Confirmed applicable legislation
- Privacy topics
CAJA RURAL DE EXTREMADURA S.C.C. – €88,000 Fine (Spain, 2025)
Privacy enforcement record
This record is classified outside cookie consent. Subject classification does not confirm an applicable law. It is not included in cookie statistics or the Risk Calculator.
CAJA RURAL DE EXTREMADURA S.C.C. faced a fine for not securing customer data during a cyber attack. The Spanish data protection authority determined that the company failed to implement adequate security measures. This case serves as a reminder for businesses to strengthen their data protection efforts.
What happened
CAJA RURAL DE EXTREMADURA S.C.C. was fined for not having proper security measures in place, which led to a cyber attack accessing customer data.
Who was affected
Customers of CAJA RURAL DE EXTREMADURA S.C.C. whose data was compromised in the cyber attack.
What the authority found
The authority found that the company did not meet GDPR requirements for data protection due to insufficient security measures.
Why this matters
This decision highlights the need for businesses to invest in cybersecurity. Companies should evaluate their security protocols to prevent data breaches.
View original scraped data
Original imported citations before automated processing; the processing history does not establish independent verification.
Source checks
Linked-source text retrieved.
Review needed — 10 March 2026.
Processing notes: date discrepancy.
Retrieved text may be a secondary summary or an announcement. These automated statuses do not establish that the original decision was read or that the record received an independent legal review. How we check sources
The Spanish DPA has imposed a fine on CAJA RURAL DE EXTREMADURA S.C.C.. The controller had suffered a cyber attack in which the attackers were able to access customer data due to a security vulnerability in its systems. The DPA found that the company had failed to implement the necessary security measures that could have prevented such an incident. The original fine of EUR 110,000 was reduced to EUR 88,000 due to voluntary payment.
Related Enforcement Actions (0)
No other enforcement actions found for CAJA RURAL DE EXTREMADURA S.C.C. in ES
This is the only recorded action for this entity in this jurisdiction.
Details
Fine Date
17 January 2025
Authority
Agencia Española de Protección de Datos
Fine Amount
€88,000
About this data
Cite as: Cookie Fines. CAJA RURAL DE EXTREMADURA S.C.C. - Spain (2025). Retrieved from cookiefines.eu
Last updated: