Spain

4FINANCE SPAIN FINANCIAL SERVICES, S.A.U.

360,000 €

GDPR enforcement action by Spanish Data Protection Authority (aepd) on 2024-05-07.

Rank · Sector

#50

of 323 in Finance, Insurance and Consulting

Rank · Spain

#47

of 1,078

Rank · All fines

#283

of 3,059

Case details

Authority: Spanish Data Protection Authority (aepd)
Date: 2024-05-07
Controller / Processor: 4FINANCE SPAIN FINANCIAL SERVICES, S.A.U.
Sector: Finance, Insurance and Consulting
Quoted Articles: Art. 5 (1) f) GDPR, Art. 32 GDPR
Type of violation: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security

Summary

The Spanish DPA has imposed a fine on 4FINANCE SPAIN
FINANCIAL SERVICES, S.A.U.. The controller had suffered a data breach that led to the unlawful access to customer profiles. During its investigation, the DPA found that the controller had failed to take appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect personal data in order to prevent such an incident. The original fine of EUR 600,000 was reduced to EUR 360,000 due to voluntary payment and acknowledgement of responsibility.

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