Spain

THE PHONE HOUSE SPAIN, S.L.

6,500,000 €

GDPR enforcement action by Spanish Data Protection Authority (aepd) on 2023-12-27.

Rank · Sector

#31

of 369 in Media, Telecoms and Broadcasting

Rank · Spain

of 1,075

Rank · All fines

#57

of 3,050

Case details

Authority: Spanish Data Protection Authority (aepd)
Date: 2023-12-27
Controller / Processor: THE PHONE HOUSE SPAIN, S.L.
Sector: Media, Telecoms and Broadcasting
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 of EUR 6.5 million on THE PHONE HOUSE SPAIN, S.L. The controller had suffered a ransomware attack affecting personal data of 13 million individuals (e.g. customers and employees), which was exfiltrated and published on the deep web. The DPA's investigation revealed that the controller had failed to implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect personal data, in order to prevent such an incident.

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