More than 59,000 data breach notifications have been reported to Data Protection Authorities across Europe by both public and privately-owned organizations since EU’s GDPR was passed on May 25, 2018. The Netherlands, Germany and the UK lead the rankings with roughly 15,400, 12,600, and 10,600 reported breaches. Companies from Liechtenstein, Iceland, and Cyprus reported 5, 25 and 35 breaches respectively. Google’s 50 million fine was the highest penalty ever and it was issued by the French Commission Nationale de l informatique et.
Source: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/59k-data-breaches-reported-91-fines-imposed-since-gdpr-enactment/

