A Greek court has found four individuals guilty of violating privacy and confidentiality laws related to the 2024 leak of email data belonging to Greek citizens living abroad. The convicted include a former Member of the European Parliament from the ruling New Democracy party. The leak involved data originating from the Interior Ministry, though details regarding the extent and nature of the breach remain limited. All four defendants received suspended sentences, ranging up to 20 months in length. The case centers on the unauthorized disclosure of personal information, raising concerns about data security and privacy within government systems. Authorities investigated the incident following reports of compromised data affecting diaspora Greeks. The suspended sentences indicate a relatively lenient outcome, despite the severity of the privacy breaches.
