LEGAL COMPANY & TAX HUB SRL – €3,000 Fine (Romania, 2019)
General GDPR enforcement action
This case relates to broader data protection obligations, not specifically to cookie or consent banner compliance. It is not included in cookie statistics or the Risk Calculator.
LEGAL COMPANY & TAX HUB SRL was fined for not securing personal data on its website, leading to unauthorized access. This incident highlights the need for strong security measures to protect user data online. Businesses should ensure their websites are secure to prevent data breaches.
What happened
Personal data from the avocatoo.ro website was publicly accessible due to inadequate security measures.
Who was affected
Individuals who made transactions on the avocatoo.ro website and had their personal data exposed.
What the authority found
The company was fined EUR 3,000 for failing to implement adequate security measures, violating GDPR Article 32.
Why this matters
This case emphasizes the necessity for businesses to implement effective security measures to protect online data. Ensuring website security is crucial to prevent unauthorized access and maintain user trust.
GDPR Articles Cited
The fine was imposed because adequate technical and organizational measures to ensure a level of security appropriate to the risk of processing were not implemented. This has led to unauthorized disclosure and unauthorized access to the personal data of people who have made transactions received by the avocatoo.ro website (name, surname, mailing address, email, phone, job, details of transactions made), due to publicly accessible documents between 10th of December 2018 and 1st of February 2019. The National Supervisory Authority applied the sanction following a notification dated 12th of October 2018 indicating that a set of files regarding the details of the transactions received by the avocatoo.ro website which contained the name, surname, address correspondence, email, telephone, job and details of transactions made, was publicly accessible through two links.
Related Enforcement Actions (0)
No other enforcement actions found for LEGAL COMPANY & TAX HUB SRL in RO
This is the only recorded action for this entity in this jurisdiction.
Details
Fine Date
5 July 2019
Authority
Autoritatea Națională de Supraveghere a Prelucrării Datelor cu Caracter Personal
Fine Amount
€3,000
Enforcement Tracker ID
ETid-62
About this data
Cite as: Cookie Fines. LEGAL COMPANY & TAX HUB SRL - Romania (2019). Retrieved from cookiefines.eu
Last updated: