By Neil Hodge2021-03-15T20:56:00
Vodafone Spain has been fined €8.15 million (U.S. $9.72 million) for aggressive telemarketing tactics and other data protection failures under the GDPR. The penalty is the highest the Spanish Data Protection Agency has handed out.
2022-03-09T15:02:00Z By Neil Hodge
Amazon Road Transport was fined €2 million (U.S. $2.2 million) for trying to carry out criminal record checks on freelance truck drivers it wanted to hire without Spanish law to back up the practice.
2022-02-08T18:13:00Z By Neil Hodge
The Hellenic Data Protection Authority fined mobile phone operator Cosmote and its parent company OTE a total of €9.25 million (U.S. $10.6 million) for a data breach caused by a September 2020 cyberattack and for illegally processing customer data.
2021-04-06T18:04:00Z By Kyle Brasseur
The Italian Data Protection Authority announced a fine of €4.5 million (U.S. $5.3 million) against telecommunications company Fastweb for misusing customer data for telemarketing purposes.
2025-08-05T16:23:00Z By Adrianne Appel
The Securities and Exchange Commission and Department of Justice ended a seven-year review of GE HealthCare Technologies’ China unit for possible violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
2025-08-04T18:13:00Z By Adrianne Appel
The U.S. Department of Justice says the chief executive and medical director of Fast Lab Technologies allegedly engaged in a $500 million fraud scheme involving COVID-19 tests.
2025-07-31T18:47:00Z By Adrianne Appel
More than 50 people and 50 ships connected to a top Iranian official were added to the U.S. Treasury’s sanctions list on Wednesday, according to the Office of Foreign Assets Control.
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