107 million spam e-mails sent containing personal data
The UK’s Data Protection Authority (ICO) has launched an investigation into Join The Triboo Limited after it sent unsolicited spam emails to 437,324 people.
In these investigations, the DPA found that the company, between August 2019 and August 2020, had sent 107 million spam emails, which means that each affected person had received 244 emails. The emails contained personal data that the company took from its own job search website.
Entscheidungsdatum:
14.04.2023
Land:
United Kingdom
Art des Verstoßes:
Illegal data processing
Betroffene Datensätze:
437324
Waren sensible Daten betroffen?:
Yes
verhängte Geldstrafe:
€ 146,992,-
Violation of GDPR Paragraph:
unknown
Quelle:
Fine notice from the ICO