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Examples of data breaches

Examples of data breaches

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According to Article 33 GDPR so-called "personal data breaches" must be reported to the supervisory authority. Robin Data publishes current data breaches in this category to raise awareness. Because if the topic is neglected Data protectionyou could be subject to heavy fines.

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Security incident in hospital IT

As a result, data was encrypted by the malware and hospital operations were significantly impaired.
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Facebook fine $5 billion

The unauthorised processing of Facebook user data by Cambridge Analytica resulted in financial fines and structural changes.
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Data breach on Facebook Messenger for kids

Facebook Messenger Kids allows kids to chat with parent-approved users. A technical error made it possible to chat with strangers.
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Data breach at the city of Winsen

For eight months, a list of persons banned from the official building was publicly available on the website.
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Data breach at the Gütersloh Job Center

Data breakdown at the Gütersloh Job Center: unshredded files were disposed of in blue paper bins and were accessible to everyone.
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Massive data breach at the Russian secret service

Data leak at the Russian secret service FSB: Hackers are said to have stolen data on current projects and operations from the Moscow spy agency.
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Data leak at petition platform WeAct

According to the operator of a petition platform Campact, lists of signatories were publicly accessible due to a technical error.
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Dutch fine against hospital

The Dutch supervisory authority imposed a fine on Haga Hospital for insufficient security of patient records.
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Data breach at LKA Lower Saxony

Already on 08.05.2019, a briefcase containing highly sensitive information is said to have been stolen from a private car by an official of the LKA.
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110 million Euro fine for Marriott hotel chain

At the end of 2018 a hacker attack on the hotel chain became known. Presumably 339 million customer data were compromised.
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