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Loan 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.
Show moreAdministrative fine imposed on Posti for data protection shortcomings in the OmaPosti service
The Sanctions Board of the Office of the Data Protection Ombudsman has imposed a fine of EUR 2.4 million on Posti for its practices in the OmaPosti service that violate data protection rules. Posti had automatically created an electronic OmaPosti mailbox for customers without a separate request. The Data Protection Ombudsman states that electronic services are an important part of the digital society and must be implemented according to the rules.
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