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France fines telcos €42M for issues leading to 2024 breach
Three major GDPR violations, including a lack of basic security controls, lead to hefty dent in profits The French data protection regulator, CNIL, today issued a collective €42 million ($48.9 million) fine to two French telecom companies for GDPR violations stemming from a data breach.…
The EUR 42 million fine imposed by the Cnil (National Commission on Informatics and Freedoms), denounced by the Internet operator and provider, is also intended to encourage other companies to increase their security.
A 16-year-old minor, suspected of being the author of the piracy, had been charged in January 2025.
Sentenced to €42 million in fines by Cnil for data theft, Free denounced this decision and announced its willingness to file an appeal with the Conseil d'Etat.
This data theft involved 24 million contracts at Free mobile and Free in October 2024. The reason for this was a security flaw that allowed a computer hacker of only 16 years to enter the system...
The CNIL sanctioned the company for security “breaches” concerning the data of their subscribers in the context of a hack that affected 24.6 million customers in October 2024.
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