Retailer Boulanger risks €9m fine in French privacy case over data breach (update*)
By Matthew Newman ( October 22, 2026, 13:10 GMT | Insight) -- French electronics retailer Boulanger should be fined €9 million for several violations of EU data protection rules for failing to secure customers’ data and using weak passwords, a French privacy official said at a hearing in Paris on Thursday. The official who proposed the sanctions to the restricted committee of the CNIL said the security lapses, exposed during a data breach, put at risk the personal data of 2 million clients.French electronics retailer Boulanger should be fined €9 million ($10 million) for several violations of EU data protection rules for failing to secure customers’ data and using weak passwords, a French privacy official told a hearing in Paris on Thursday....
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