While the Minister of the Environment, the liberal Mircea Fecet, claims that he ordered as early as Friday, September 8, to inform the General Prosecutor’s Office about the detected violations in the Green House program, and the Ministry of Ecology was informed the day before that he sent this act of control, the General Prosecutor’s Office says that she has not initiated any criminal proceedings regarding these violations yet.

Upon receiving notification of a crime, the investigative body (DNA or prosecutor’s office) automatically opens a criminal case “in rem”, i.e., initiates criminal proceedings based on the fact of the act.

The General Prosecutor’s Office reported on Wednesday, September 13, following a request from HotNews.ro on the topic of violations in the Casa Verde program, that no case was registered by the Department of Criminal Investigation and Forensics. the referenced object.

The Minister of Ecology claims that he contacted the prosecutor’s office on Friday

Environment Minister Mircea Fecet said on Friday, September 8, 2023, exclusively for HotNews.ro, that suspicions of leaking information that is not of public interest and may favor certain companies in the Casa Verde program have been confirmed. inspections of the Control Body of the Minister of Environmental Protection and that he ordered to be sent to the General Prosecutor’s Office.

In addition, on Tuesday, September 12, the Ministry of Natural Resources reported that the report of the control body was sent to:

• Prosecutor’s Office at the High Court of Cassation and Justice to carry out specific investigations regarding the presence of the elements of the crime described in the notification;
• The National Supervisory Authority for the Processing of Personal Datathe institution at the national level responsible for verifying compliance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, as well as on the repeal of Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation);
• Administration of the Environment Fund to urgently take all legal measures that are necessary to issue a procedure for access by individuals to data uploaded to computer programs corresponding to current funding programs to ensure that there is no unauthorized access within the AFM Network, potential data theft, security breaches or attempts to compromise IT infrastructure of the institution,” officials of the Ministry of Environment told HotNews.ro.

HotNews.ro made the request again on Wednesday, September 13and the Ministry of Environment and Minister Mircea Fechet to indicate when exactly they sent the report and through which distribution channel, and we will come back with the details as soon as we receive them.

Casa Verde data breach: Plaintiffs say their personal data was illegally accessed

On Tuesday, the Ministry of the Environment told HotNews.ro what complaints it received about the leak of information in the Casa Verde Photovoltaic program and why it notified the General Prosecutor’s Office.

• “Taking into account the analyzed documents and the way the computer application works, we understand that there was a breach of the security of personal data,” the Ministry of the Environment told HotNews.ro.

What the applicants from the Casa Verde program complained to the ministry about

The Ministry of the Environment said on Tuesday that it had received 3 separate notifications regarding “violations of GDPR legislation and the provision of information to Casa Verde Fotovoltaice”.

• “On 07.07.2023, the MMAP received a message by e-mail regarding “violation of GDPR legislation and provision of information to Casa Verde Fotovoltaice”.
• Along with the message, other attachments were also sent (screenshots of social media posts/dialogues, Equipment and Services Sales Agreement – 3KW PV package with AFM financing owned by a commercial company, advertising flyers or screenshots of some sites owned by economic agents).
• Similar aspects were reported on 14/07/2023, also by email, by two other people from Bucharest. The same Equipment and Services Agreement was attached to both notices – a 3kW PV package with AFM financing owned by a commercial company.”, This was reported to HotNews.ro by representatives of the Ministry of the Environment.

The ministry says GDPR has been breached. Activities available

The ministry continues that it has found evidence that the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has been breached.

• “Taking into account the analyzed documents and how the IT application works, we understand that there has been a violation of the security of personal data, for which the measures provided for in Art. 32, paragraphs (1) and (2) of Art. 33 and Art. 34 of the GDPR Regulation.”, This was announced for HotNews.ro by officials of the Ministry of Environment.

Article 33 provides for the notification of the Supervisory Body in the event of a breach of personal data security (ANSPDCP).

Article 34 provides for informing the data subject about a breach of personal data security, which means that the Environment Fund Administration (EFM) is obliged to notify applicants whose personal data has been illegally accessed.

Part (1) of Article 32 stipulates that the operator and the person authorized by him take adequate technical and organizational measures to ensure a level of security that corresponds to this risk.

Installers complained about access to the personal data of those registered in the program were reviewed by the AFM

The Environmental Defense Fund released on Wednesday a list of installers validated to install photovoltaic panels in the Casa Verde program, among the 500 validated companies, including those that complained of illegal access to the personal data of program participants. Program.

• VIEW CASA VERDE 2023 VERIFIED INSTALLERS LIST

Thus, individuals and cult units will be able to select from a computer program one of 515 verified installers to verify their documents submitted under the Casa Verde Photovoltaic program.

A possible data leak at Casa Verde was first reported by an investigation by HotNews.ro

HotNews.ro first wrote on July 14, 2023 about the possible leak of information in the Casa Verde 2023 program after we received both phone calls and email notifications about the possible leak of information from AFM to certain solar panel installation companies in this government program.

They blamed being offered by mail or phone certain installers, although they did not provide their personal details, apart from the AFM application, and the list of accredited installers is not public.

After contacting HotNews.ro, representatives of the Ministry of Environment said that in recent days there have been several reports of a possible leak of information in this program and that Minister Mircea Fecet has ordered the Control Authority to check what is happening in AFM. , whose president is Laurentiu Neculaescu.

On Monday, July 17, at the request of HotNews.ro and Protecția Data Delor (ANSPDCP) stated that they are conducting an investigation related to the possible leakage of information from the AFM in the Casa Verde program after several reports received.

The petition even reached the control body of Prime Minister Cholak.

In the petition addressed by HotNews.ro, 5 companies were mentioned, and about 3 of them are Romoffice Construct (a company that recently moved its headquarters from Slobodzia, Jalomica to Voluntari, Ilfov), Casa Prim (from Puchoaza, Dambovica ) and Open DB Security, HotNews.ro wrote separate articles.

Read more:

• Casa Verde 2023 leak: Voluntari company calls registrants to install solar panels, although data must be confidential: “AFM gave us the numbers” / What the Ministry of the Environment says / AFM reaction
• Possible leak of information Casa Verde 2023 and in Dâmbovița: Beneficiary proposed with an email address that he would only provide to AFM / “We send thousands of proposals based on cookies” / The husband of the company owner is PSD treasurer
• A wave of complaints about classified data, the AFM leak at Casa Verde 2023. The petition also reached Čolak / What the government says / Company employee from Yalomica: “Out of 500 numbers, we found about 5”

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