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technologyfinance · 2022

An Austrian bank

The DSB fined an Austrian bank €1.2 million for retaining former customer data beyond the required retention period, and for failing to implement adequate access controls that led to an internal data breach where employee data was accessible to unauthorised staff.

Fine Imposed€1.2M
Authority

DSB

Regulation

Key Takeaways
  • Banks must implement strict data retention schedules and access controls for both customer and employee data.