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promofarma ecom S.L – No Violation (Spain, 2019)
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Promofarma ecom S.L. experienced a data breach where 1.3 million data sets were lost in an external attack, but they had strong measures in place to manage the situation. This is important because it shows that having good security practices can help a company respond effectively to data breaches.
What happened
Promofarma lost 1.3 million data sets due to an external attack.
Who was affected
Users whose personal data was included in the 1.3 million data sets that were compromised.
What the authority found
The authority found that Promofarma had adequate measures to handle the breach, complying with data protection rules.
Why this matters
This case emphasizes that companies can avoid penalties by having robust security measures and a solid response plan in place for data breaches.
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The AEPD carried out an ex officio investigation. The AEPD found the existence of a data breach by possible access to personal data. 1,300,000 data sets were lost through an external attack. The data was subsequently found on the deepweb. However, the AEPD confirmed that Promofarma, had technical and organizational measures to deal with such an incident. This allowed the detection, analysis and classification of the data breach in order to notify, communicate and minimize the impact and implement reasonable measures to avoid future repetition through an action plan. The adoption of technical and organizational measures, such as a more robust encryption system and improvements of the personal data management applications was also positively taken into account by the AEPD. The final report on the breach and its impact was seen as a valuable source of information to analyze and manage future risks. The use of this information will serve to prevent the repetition of a similar attack. Therefore, it has been accredited that the action of the controller has been in accordance with the GDPR and the file was closed.
Outcome
No Violation
The DPA investigated and found no violation.
Related Enforcement Actions (0)
No other enforcement actions found for promofarma ecom S.L in ES
This is the only recorded action for this entity in this jurisdiction.
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Cite as: Cookie Fines. promofarma ecom S.L - Spain (2019). Retrieved from cookiefines.eu
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