Penalty for late notification of a data breach

Penalty for late notification of a data breach

The activity report of the Hamburg State Data Protection Commissioner mentions a fine of € 20,000 because a company reported a data protection breach late and did not inform the data subjects of this fact. No further information is known.

Entscheidungsdatum:
01.02.2019

Land:
Germany

Art des Verstoßes:
violated duty to inform

Betroffene Datensätze:
unknown

Waren sensible Daten betroffen?:
No

verhängte Geldstrafe:
€ 20,000,-

Quelle:
Activity Report of the Hamburg State Data Protection Commissioner