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Experian Fined €2.7m by Dutch Regulator for GDPR Breach

🔒 Experian Netherlands has been fined €2.7m by the Dutch Data Protection Authority for breaching GDPR requirements after collecting and processing personal data from public and private sources without proper notice or consent. The regulator found Experian compiled extensive databases using information from the Chamber of Commerce and data sold by telecom and energy firms, and that its credit scores influenced contract terms, deposits and denials. Experian acknowledged the violations, will not appeal, has ceased Dutch operations and plans to delete the database by year-end.

Experian Netherlands fined €2.7M for unlawful data use

🔍 Experian Netherlands was fined EUR 2.7 million by the Dutch Data Protection Authority for collecting and using personal data from multiple public and private sources without properly informing individuals or obtaining consent. The AP found the company aggregated information from the Chamber of Commerce, telecom and energy firms to produce credit assessments that affected interest rates and upfront deposits. Experian acknowledged the violations, will not appeal, has ceased operations in the Netherlands, and pledged to delete its database of personal data before year-end.

Alteryx Cloud Leak Exposes Data on 123M Households

🔒 UpGuard discovered an Amazon S3 bucket at the subdomain 'alteryxdownload' that was misconfigured to allow any AWS 'Authenticated Users' to download its contents. The repository included Alteryx software and a 36 GB ConsumerView dataset from Experian containing 123 million household records and 248 fields. A separate file held public 2010 US Census data. Alteryx secured the bucket after notification, underscoring vendor and cloud configuration risk.