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Environmental Data Receives a Sanction Fee of SEK 1.8 Million

After the cyberattack and the extensive leak, the Swedish Integrity Agency's investigation of the company Miljödata is now complete. The agency decides to give the company a sanction fee of 1.8 million kronor, due to lack of security.

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After the cyberattack and the extensive leak, the Swedish Integrity Agency's investigation of the company Miljödata is now complete. The agency decides to give the company a sanction fee of 1.8 million kronor, due to lack of security.

·Gothenburg, Sweden
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The system provider Miljödata receives a penalty fee of SEK 1.8 million from the Privacy Protection Authority (IMY) following the high-profile data breach last autumn.

·Stockholm, Sweden
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Personal data for approximately 45,000 people in Eskilstuna was leaked and published on the Darknet. Now the system provider Miljödata is being forced to pay a fine of 1.8 million SEK.

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Miljödata must pay 1.8 million kronor in fines after last year's ransomware attack, in which sensitive personal data of millions of people was leaked. The Swedish Data Protection Authority has now ruled that the company did not protect the personal data well enough.

In August 2025, the system provider Miljödata was subjected to a massive data breach, which led to sensitive data on 2.2 million Swedes being posted on the dark web. Now the Privacy Protection Authority (IMY) has reviewed the incident and concluded that Environmental Data has had a lack of security regarding the handling of the personal data. “The GDPR requires appropriate security measures for the personal data it handles. Here, Miljödata has b…

A year ago, the systems provider Miljödata in Karlskrona was hit by Sweden's largest data leak to date, which in turn affected several listed companies. Now the Swedish Data Protection Authority has handed down its verdict: a fine of 1.8 million kronor.

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Svenska Dagbladet broke the news in Stockholm, Sweden on Tuesday, September 22, 2026.
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