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Fines, court rulings and incidents from Europe, North America, Latin America, Asia-Pacific and Middle East: 1,918 cases from 40 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.

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€98,000Total of monetary amounts
€98,000Largest single case: University of Limerick
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1 case

10 Dec 2025 University of LimerickDPC: €98,000 fine against University of Limerick after phishing of staff mailboxes IrelandData breaches and data security €98,000

Between 2018 and 2020 the university notified twelve personal data breaches, six of which involved unauthorised persons gaining access to staff email accounts through phishing and in some cases setting up forwarding rules. The DPC found infringements of Art. 5(1)(f), 30(1), 32(1), 33(1) and 34(1) GDPR, issued a reprimand and imposed fines of €45,000, €3,000, €35,000 and €15,000, totalling €98,000.

What organisations can take from it

Phishing protection for mailboxes and clear internal reporting channels determine whether data breaches are reported to the authority and affected persons on time.

Relevance to training and awareness

Recognising phishing and reporting data breaches within 72 hours

Missing or inadequate training played a role in the decision.

Authority / court
Data Protection Commission (DPC)
Area of law
Data protection · Data breaches and data security
Legal basis
Art. 5(1)(f), 30(1), 32(1), 33(1), 34(1) DSGVO; ss. 110–111 Data Protection Act 2018
Action
Fine
Status of proceedings
unknown
Sector
Public sector
Mitigating circumstances
The university accepted most of the findings, acknowledged responsibility and improved its systems, training and policies; the fines are well below those in the draft and no remedial order was made.

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

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