Italy

Azienda ULSS 6 Euganea

10,000 €

GDPR enforcement action by Italian Data Protection Authority (Garante) on 2023-05-17.

Rank · Sector

#137

of 270 in Health Care

Rank · Italy

#286

of 543

Rank · All fines

#1,394

of 3,050

Case details

Authority: Italian Data Protection Authority (Garante)
Date: 2023-05-17
Controller / Processor: Azienda ULSS 6 Euganea
Sector: Health Care
Quoted Articles: Art. 5 GDPR, Art. 6 GDPR, Art. 32 GDPR
Type of violation: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security

Summary

The Italian DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 10,000 on Azienda ULSS 6 Euganea. The controller had mistakenly sent documents containing personal data to the wrong patients. The DPA found that the healthcare facility had not taken sufficient technical and organizational measures to protect personal data, which allowed such an incident to occur.

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