European data protection regulators levied roughly €1.2 billion in General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) fines during 2025, as data privacy enforcement remains a key priority for authorities across the EU and European Economic Area (EEA).
Breach reports set new record
The annual DLA Piper GDPR Fines and Data Breach Survey finds that while aggregate fines were little changed from 2024, personal data breach notifications surged, marking a sharp shift from recent years.
For the first time
