GDPR fines jump 40% as EU regulators raise pressure on business Ireland ranked sixth for total number of data breaches in the past year
Tue, Jan 19, 2021, 12:38 Updated: Tue, Jan 19, 2021, 15:06
Fines imposed under the General Data Protection Regulation have increased by almost a half over the past year as European authorities flexed their regulatory muscles despite disruption caused by the pandemic.
According to research by DLA Piper, Ireland imposed €715,000 for GDPR breaches since the introduction of the regulations in 2018, ranking it in 14th place. However, it came sixth overall in terms of number of data breaches in the past year, with more than 6,600 incidents reported to authorities.