Oslo Municipal Education Department – €120,000 Fine (Norway, 2019)
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The Oslo Municipal Education Department was fined EUR 120,000 for security flaws in a school messaging app. These flaws allowed unauthorized access to personal data of students, parents, and staff. This case underlines the need for strong security measures in apps handling sensitive information.
What happened
Security vulnerabilities in a school messaging app allowed unauthorized access to personal data.
Who was affected
Students, parents, and school staff using the app were affected by the security breach.
What the authority found
The Norwegian data protection authority fined the department for inadequate security measures in the app.
Why this matters
This case stresses the importance of implementing robust security measures in digital tools, especially those used in educational settings. It serves as a warning to organizations to regularly review and strengthen their security protocols.
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Fine for security vulnerabilities in a mobile messaging app developed for use in an Oslo school. The app allows parents and students to send messages to school staff. Due to insufficient technical and organizational measures to protect information security, unauthorized persons were able to log in as authorized users and gain access to personal data about students, legal representatives and employees. The fine has meanwhile been reduced to EUR 120.000, see link
Related Enforcement Actions (0)
No other enforcement actions found for Oslo Municipal Education Department in NO
This is the only recorded action for this entity in this jurisdiction.
Details
Fine Date
29 April 2019
Authority
Datatilsynet (Norway)
Fine Amount
€120,000
Enforcement Tracker ID
ETid-75
About this data
Cite as: Cookie Fines. Oslo Municipal Education Department - Norway (2019). Retrieved from cookiefines.eu
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