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Our DPOs and CISOs regularly share their take on regulatory and technical news here: new CNPD guidelines, notable sanctions, incident lessons learned, evolutions on the AI Act, NIS 2 and DORA. To go beyond the press release.
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August 11, 2026: cold calling banned without consent
Since August 11, 2026, B2C cold calling in France is banned without prior explicit consent. Fines can reach €375,000 per breach for legal entities.
DGFiP: 600,000 tax records for sale — warning on stealth exfiltration
On 14 August 2026, France’s Finance Ministry confirmed a DGFiP breach with over 600,000 tax records exported. A stealth exfiltration via a spoofed VPN, fueling targeted fraud risks.
CEVA Logistics: data leak at supplier — Bol and De Bijenkorf customers warned
On August 6, 2026, Bol and De Bijenkorf warned customers that a possible data leak at CEVA Logistics may have exposed names, addresses and phone numbers. The Dutch DPA was notified on August 3; no payments or passwords are implicated so far.
AI Act: mandatory transparency from August 2 — act now
The AI Act’s transparency rules (Art. 50) have applied since August 2, 2026. Chatbots, deepfakes and AI-generated content must now be disclosed — including by deployers in Luxembourg.
PNLD: 135,000 police and partner contacts published on the dark web
The UK’s Police National Legal Database (PNLD) confirmed 1.9 GB of data was posted online: 114,000 PNLD subscribers and 21,000 “Ask the Police” users. The attack, claimed by ExfilSquad, was detected on July 26, 2026.
Liechtenstein: UBO register hacked (31,000 individuals affected)
Liechtenstein confirms data exfiltration from its UBO register (VwbP), affecting around 31,000 individuals. A stark reminder: these registers hold highly sensitive data that must be protected as critical assets.
Coca‑Cola/Fairlife: ransomware, production halt and data theft
Coca‑Cola confirms data theft following a ransomware attack against Fairlife. U.S. production was suspended mid‑July; the Anubis group claims up to 1 TB of data.
Garante vs Lusha: €2M fine for data brokering without legal basis
Italy’s Garante fined Lusha €2,000,000 for collecting/selling professional contacts without a legal basis and adequate information. A strong signal for the use of data enrichment tools in the EU.
CNIL: New Guidelines on Tracking Pixels in Emails
The CNIL releases guidelines and FAQs to regulate tracking pixels in emails, affecting companies using tracking tools. A key priority for DPOs and CISOs across Europe.
Wind Tre: €1.715M for unprotected APIs and poor key management
Italy’s DPA fined Wind Tre €1,715,600 for security gaps: weak certificate/key management and APIs lacking basic controls, leading to data exfiltration affecting 365,048 customers (41,359 with payment data).
Secureholiday (Ctoutvert): 41,577 Dutch campers affected
Ctoutvert (Secureholiday) confirms a breach affecting 41,577 Dutch campers. No IBANs or cards leaked, but emails, phone numbers and stay dates exposed and used for targeted fraud.
Six weeks of downtime: German SME goes insolvent after cyberattack
On 14 July 2026, ZEGO (Aschaffenburg, DE) filed for insolvency after a March 29 cyberattack halted production for nearly six weeks—an explicit illustration of the operational cost of incidents for manufacturers.