Sambla Group Oy
950,000 €
GDPR enforcement action by Deputy Data Protection Ombudsman on 2024-12-17.
Rank · Sector
#29
of 322 in Finance, Insurance and Consulting
Rank · Finland
#4
of 27
Rank · All fines
#176
of 3,050
Case details
- Authority
- Deputy Data Protection Ombudsman
- Date
- 2024-12-17
- Controller / Processor
- Sambla Group Oy
- Sector
- Finance, Insurance and Consulting
- Quoted Articles
- Art. 5 (1) f) GDPR, Art. 25 (1), (2) GDPR, Art. 32 (1), (2) GDPR
- Type of violation
- Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security
Summary
The Finnish DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 950,000 on Sambla Group Oy. Security vulnerabilities in two of its comparison portals allowed unauthorized persons to access personal data, such as income, housing costs, and marital status of credit applicants, via unsecured links.
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