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Italy Fines Telecom Giant for Exposing 365k+ Customers
16 Jul
Summary
- WINDTRE fined €1.7 million by Italian data protection authority.
- The fine is for serious data security shortcomings.
- Over 365,000 customers' personal data was exposed in two breaches.
Italy's data protection authority has levied a substantial €1.7 million fine against WINDTRE, a prominent telecoms operator. The penalty was issued due to severe deficiencies found within the company's data security infrastructure.
These security flaws unfortunately resulted in two separate unauthorized data breaches. Consequently, the personal information of over 365,000 customers was compromised, underscoring a significant failure in safeguarding user data.
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