The amount of fines levied in the 12 months since Jan. 28, 2021, marked a sharp increase from 159 million euros ($181 million) in fines seen for the preceding 12 months. Germany and the Netherlands logged the most breach notifications, according to DLA Piper’s latest GDPR and data breach report. The countries with the highest individual fines levied since 2021, were Luxembourg and Ireland. Not all fines get made public by countries’ data protection authorities, and not all fines are made public.”]
Source: https://www.cuinfosecurity.com/privacy-fines-gdpr-sanctions-in-2021-exceeded-1-billion-a-18331