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Fines, court rulings and incidents from Europe, North America, Latin America and Asia-Pacific: 1,905 cases from 39 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
€300,000Total of monetary amounts
€300,000Largest single case: Health Service Executive (HSE)
€300,000Median per case with an amount

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1 case

10 Jun 2026 Health Service Executive (HSE)DPC: €300,000 fine against HSE after ransomware attack on hospital laboratory in Tullamore IrelandData breaches and data security €300,000

In November 2018 attackers encrypted patient data in the laboratory information system of Midlands Regional Hospital Tullamore. The DPC found that the HSE had infringed Art. 5(1)(f), 28, 30, 32(1) and 34 GDPR (including insufficient security, deficient processor contracts and record of processing, and incomplete notification of affected persons), issued a reprimand, imposed €300,000 for the security failings (Art. 5(1)(f) and 32(1)) and ordered it to introduce specified policies and procedures for secure processing.

What organisations can take from it

Laboratory and other specialist hospital systems also belong in security and supplier management; contracts with processors must contain the GDPR safeguards.

Relevance to training and awareness

Ransomware protection of clinical systems

Authority / court
Data Protection Commission (DPC)
Area of law
Data protection · Data breaches and data security
Legal basis
Art. 5(1)(f), 28, 30, 32(1), 34 DSGVO
Action
Fine
Status of proceedings
unknown
Sector
Healthcare

Checked against the official source on 2 Oct 2026 · Direct link

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