United Kingdom

UK Ministry of Defense

400,000 €

GDPR enforcement action by Information Commissioner (ICO) on 2023-12-13.

Rank · Sector

#18

of 357 in Public Sector and Education

Rank · United Kingdom

#17

of 28

Rank · All fines

#273

of 3,050

Case details

Authority: Information Commissioner (ICO)
Date: 2023-12-13
Controller / Processor: UK Ministry of Defense
Sector: Public Sector and Education
Quoted Articles: Unknown
Type of violation: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security

Summary

The UK DPA has fined the Ministry of Defense EUR 400,000 for disclosing personal data of individuals who were to be relocated to the UK after the Taliban took control of Afghanistan in 2021. The Ministry of Defense had sent an email to a distribution list of Afghan nationals who were eligible for evacuation without hiding the e-mail adresses and thus revealing the personal e-mail addresses and personal data of the recipients to the other e-mail recipients. The ICO stated that if the data had fallen into the hands of the Taliban, it could have led to a threat to lives.

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