Fines, Penalties & Data Breaches
A SERIOUS BREACH MEANS TELLING PEOPLE TOO
If a data breach is likely to put people at serious risk - like identity theft or fraud - the company must tell those individuals directly, not just the regulator.
Fines, Penalties & Data Breaches
DATA BREACHES MUST BE REPORTED FAST
Once a company becomes aware of a personal data breach, the clock starts ticking: it must notify the supervisory authority within 72 hours wherever feasible.
Fines, Penalties & Data Breaches
Meta was fined over a billion euros.
Meta was fined a record 1.2 billion euros by Ireland's Data Protection Commission in May 2023 for unlawfully transferring EU user data to the United States.