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Who was sanctioned, and for what?

Fines, court rulings and incidents from Europe and North America: 718 cases from 32 jurisdictions, each with an official source and checked against that source before publication. Filter by country, area of law and sector. Click a chart to drill down one level.

1case from 1 jurisdiction
€10,057Total of monetary amounts
€10,057Largest single case: Kræftens Bekæmpelse
€10,057Median per case with an amount

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1 Oct 2024 Kræftens BekæmpelseKræftens Bekæmpelse: 75,000 DKK after theft of unencrypted laptops DenmarkData breaches and data security €10,057

The cancer charity reported thefts of computers from its offices in Copenhagen and Aarhus as well as phishing attacks in 2019 and 2020; according to the Danish Data Protection Agency (Datatilsynet), at least 1,448 people were affected, some with health data. Although the organisation itself had considered multi-factor authentication necessary after an attack in 2018, this and encryption of the computers were lacking; Københavns Byret (Copenhagen City Court) issued a final judgment ordering it to pay 75,000 DKK (Datatilsynet’s recommendation and the prosecution’s request: 800,000 DKK).

What organisations can take from it

Encrypt mobile devices holding health data – repeated incidents without implementing one’s own measures weigh heavily.

Relevance to training and awareness

Encryption of mobile devices and phishing defence (multi-factor authentication)

Authority / court
Københavns Byret (auf Anzeige der Datatilsynet)
Area of law
Data protection · Data breaches and data security
Legal basis
DSGVO Art. 32 Abs. 1; databeskyttelsesloven § 41
Action
Fine
Status of proceedings
final
Sector
Healthcare
Repeat case
yes

Original amount 75,000 DKK, converted at the ECB reference rate of 1 Oct 2024.

Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link

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