Only 0.25% of reported data breach cases fined under GDPR

Data requested by digi.me shows that of 11,468 data breach cases closed by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) since GDPR’s implementation, only 29 have resulted in financial penalties. That makes a penalty rate of just 0.25 per cent.

The data also revealed that 37,798 data protection concerns have been raised by members of the public since 25 May 2018. This figure is nearly three times the number of actual data breach cases investigated by the ICO during this same period (12,854).

Source: Digi.me investigation reveals only 0.25pc of reported data breach cases fined under GDPR – digi.me