Spain

Orange Espagne S.A.U.

70,000 €

GDPR enforcement action by Spanish Data Protection Authority (aepd) on 2023-03-23.

Rank · Sector

#139

of 369 in Media, Telecoms and Broadcasting

Rank · Spain

#149

of 1,075

Rank · All fines

#587

of 3,050

Case details

Authority: Spanish Data Protection Authority (aepd)
Date: 2023-03-23
Controller / Processor: Orange Espagne S.A.U.
Sector: Media, Telecoms and Broadcasting
Quoted Articles: Art. 6 (1) GDPR
Type of violation: Insufficient legal basis for data processing

Summary

The Spanish DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 70,000 on Orange Espagne S.A.U.. A person had filed a complaint with the DPA because the company had given a duplicate of their SIM card to an unauthorized fraudulent third party without their consent. During its investigation, the DPA found that the company failed to verify the identity of the third party or obtain the data subject's consent to share their data. This allowed the fraudsters to gain access to the data subject's bank account and make unauthorized transactions.

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