US companies and institutions are the most frequently targeted by cybersecurity attacks worldwide, followed by Germany and the UK. This is the conclusion of a recent analysis by international web hosting provider Hostinger, which evaluated reported cybersecurity incidents and GDPR violations since 2008.
The most popular target in Germany is Rheinmetall. The defense company and automotive supplier was threatened by malware infections and DDoS attacks, among other things, and was forced to shut down some of its IT systems. The German airline Lufthansa was also frequently the victim of hacker attacks. The attacks sometimes led to delays and flight cancellations or exposed Miles & More customer data and stolen boarding passes. The offenses ranged from the disclosure of sensitive data to spying on employees to accessing surveillance cameras in bedrooms. US companies also rank first in the EU for fines imposed for GDPR violations. Germany, on the other hand, ranks only 10th in the fine ranking. Facebook had to pay the highest fine in the settlement.
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GDPR violations
The total number of fines for GDPR violations in the EU since 2008 amounts to more than €14 billion and covers 3.900 offenses. The EU has imposed a particularly high number of fines on US companies, who had to pay a total of €6,66 billion for violations. Mark Zuckerberg is likely to be the main culprit; Facebook, whose company, was fined €2019 billion in 4,53 alone, was fined €2 billion. Ireland ranks second with fines of €3,91 billion. Seven of these fines, the highest at €1,2 billion, went to Zuckerberg's Irish subsidiary, Meta Platforms Ireland Limited. China ranks third with GDPR fines totaling €1,16 billion. Germany ranks tenth with a total fine volume of €63,79 million and had to pay an average fine of €482 for 132.347 violations. In comparison, Americans pay an average of over 208 million euros.
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