Ireland

Centric Health Ltd.

460,000 €

GDPR enforcement action by Data Protection Authority of Ireland on 2023-01-23.

Rank · Sector

#16

of 270 in Health Care

Rank · Ireland

#16

of 36

Rank · All fines

#255

of 3,050

Case details

Authority: Data Protection Authority of Ireland
Date: 2023-01-23
Controller / Processor: Centric Health Ltd.
Sector: Health Care
Quoted Articles: Art. 5 (1) f) GDPR, Art. 5 (2) GDPR, Art. 32 (1) GDPR
Type of violation: Non-compliance with general data processing principles

Summary

The Irish DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 460,000 on Centric Health Ltd.. The controller suffered a ransomware attack in which personal data such as name, date of birth and contact details were accessed, altered and destroyed without authorization. Data records of approximately 70,000 people were affected, of which 2,500 were permanently affected.

The DPA's investigation found that the healthcare facility had failed to implement adequate technical and organizational measures to protect personal data, which facilitated such an attack.

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