Greece

Piraeus Bank

30,000 €

GDPR enforcement action by Hellenic Data Protection Authority (HDPA) on 2023-02-02.

Rank · Sector

#144

of 322 in Finance, Insurance and Consulting

Rank · Greece

#28

of 93

Rank · All fines

#900

of 3,042

Case details

Authority: Hellenic Data Protection Authority (HDPA)
Date: 2023-02-02
Controller / Processor: Piraeus Bank
Sector: Finance, Insurance and Consulting
Quoted Articles: Art. 5 (1) a), f) GDPR, Art. 33 GDPR, Art. 34 GDPR
Type of violation: Non-compliance with general data processing principles

Summary

The Hellenic DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 30,000 on Piraeus Bank. A customer had filed a complaint with the DPA because the bank had disclosed transaction and account balance information from two bank accounts of which they were joint owners to the heirs of the other owner in the course of legal proceedings. The DPA determined, that the disclosure of the joint account information was unlawful. In addition, the bank failed to report the incident to the DPA and the data subject in a timely manner.

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