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Payment service provider UAB MisterTango – €61,500 Fine (Lithuania, 2019)
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A payment service provider in Lithuania was fined for mishandling customer data, which included a serious data breach. They failed to protect sensitive payment information, putting thousands of transactions at risk. This case emphasizes the need for strong data protection measures.
What happened
UAB MisterTango processed more data than necessary and failed to secure payment information, leading to a data breach.
Who was affected
Customers whose payment data was exposed online, affecting 9,000 transactions.
What the authority found
The authority found that the company did not take adequate measures to protect personal data and failed to notify about the data breach as required.
Why this matters
This ruling serves as a warning to all online businesses about the importance of data security and the need to report breaches promptly. Companies must review their data handling practices to avoid similar issues.
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During an inspection, the Lithuanian Data Protection Supervisory Authority found that the controller processed more data than necessary to achieve the purposes for which he was a controller. In addition, it became known that from 09 - 10 July 2018 payment data were publicly available on the internet due to inadequate technical and organisational measures. 9,000 payments with 12 banks from different countries were affected. According to the supervisory authority, a data breach notification pursuant to Art. 33 GDPR would have been necessary. The controller did not report the Data Breach.
Related Enforcement Actions (0)
No other enforcement actions found for Payment service provider UAB MisterTango in LT
This is the only recorded action for this entity in this jurisdiction.
Details
Fine Date
16 May 2019
Authority
Valstybine duomenu apsaugos inspekcija
Fine Amount
€61,500
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Cite as: Cookie Fines. Payment service provider UAB MisterTango - Lithuania (2019). Retrieved from cookiefines.eu
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