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Italy fines WINDTRE €1.7 million over data breaches

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Italy fines WINDTRE €1.7 million over data breaches

Italy's data protection authority fined telecommunications operator WINDTRE 1.7 million euros for inadequate data security that led to two unauthorized breaches affecting over 365,000 customers. The regulator cited serious shortcomings in the company's security systems as the basis for the enforcement action.

Why it matters: Telecom operators and any organization handling customer personal data face regulatory exposure for insufficient security controls; practitioners should audit their breach notification processes and remediation timelines against local data protection requirements.

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