Irish DPC fines Meta €251m over 2018 data breach that affected 3 million EU users

News23 Dec 2024

Facebook’s parent company Meta has been slapped with a €251 euro fine by Ireland’s Data Protection Commission for failing to prevent a data security incident in 2018 that affected almost 29 million Facebook accounts globally.

Please take 30 seconds to register

or if you have an account please login

Deblina Jay

More from this author

Texas hospital shared the healthcare data of over 40,000 patients with a third party vendor

Black Basta group claims ransomware attack on U.S. vegetables producer Furmano’s

Healthcare management firm Regional Care said hackers stole the data of 225,000 individuals

The great awakening: Europe's need for cyber-sovereignty

Texas hospital shared the healthcare data of over 40,000 patients with a third party vendor

Implementing predictive resilience

Navigating the storm: A CISO's guide to crisis communication

Most Viewed

Cyber attack on Medical Center Barbour compromised the data of over 60,000 patients

U.S. oil giant Halliburton says cyber attack disrupted IT operations

Ransomware attack on Université Paris-Saclay impacted servers and digital services

Data breach at ParkTree Community Health Center exposes sensitive patient information

The Expert View: Building a cyber-resilient organisationSponsored by BT & Zscaler

Six key takeaways from CISOs on AI’s role in securitySponsored by Tines

Can enterprise browsers become the info-security silver bullet?

Young Consulting says cyber attack impacted close to a million individuals

Park’N Fly data breach affects 1 million customers; no financial information compromised

Continuum Health Alliance data breach impacted over 375,000 patients

Winston House, 3rd Floor, Units 306-309, 2-4 Dollis Park, London, N3 1HF

23-29 Hendon Lane, London, N3 1RT

020 8349 4363

info@teiss.co.uk