The survey looks at data fines issued since 28 January 2022 and covers all 27 EU member states as well as the UK, Norway, Iceland, and Liechtenstein
According to the latest GDPR and Data Breach Survey from law firm DLA Piper, Luxembourg is in second position, with the highest individual fine of €746 million which was issued in 2021.
The report finds that 2022 was another record year with European data regulators issuing €2.9 billion in GDPR fines last year.The year's highest fine of €405 million was imposed by the Irish Data Protection Commission against Meta for breaches by Instagram relating to children’s personal data."2022 was a significant year for Ireland’s Data Protection Commission," said John Magee, Partner and Head of Data Protection, Privacy & Information Security at DLA Piper Ireland.
"While most of the larger headline-grabbing fines have been levied against social media companies, the DPC is increasingly looking at organisations from all sectors so businesses across the board would be well advised to get their house in order to avoid sanctions," he added. ."With data protection enforcement on the rise, it is probably no coincidence that organisations are increasingly cautious around when and how they report data breaches to regulators," Mr Magee said.
"The fear of investigations, fines and compensation claims is likely driving what is a small but significant reduction in breach reporting numbers," he added.
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