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Office of the Data Protection Ombudsman investigating personal data breach in Valio's network
In December 2024, Valio announced that a personal data breach had been detected in its information network, jeopardising the personal data of a large number of company personnel. On 27 January, Valio issued a release stating that the personal data breach affected a much larger number of people than originally estimated. The Office of the Data Protection Ombudsman is investigating the personal data breach to determine whether all companies targeted by the breach have complied with their obligations under data protection legislation, among other things.
Show moreLoan comparison provider Sambla Group issued administrative fine for data security neglect – company must notify customers of incident
The Sanctions Board of the Office of the Data Protection Ombudsman has imposed an administrative fine of EUR 950,000 to Sambla Group, a provider of loan comparison services. Due to poor data security, the contents of Sambla Group's customers’ loan applications were accessible to third parties through the personal links intended for the customers. The company says that it is no longer using such links. Sambla Group was ordered to notify its customers of the incident.
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