UNITEL, SA

Fine imposed (usd 75,000 akz-equivalent). APD, June 2024.

Record ID: ao-apd-2024-0003
Case reference: Deliberação 001-003/2024 batch
Jurisdiction: Angola
Regulator: APD
Type: penalty notice
Date decided: June 2024
Respondent type: private
Sector: telecoms
Violations: failure to implement security measures, unauthorised data access
Provisions cited: Lei 22/11 de 17 de Junho
Outcome: fine imposed (USD 75,000 AKZ-equivalent)
Penalty: USD 75,000 (≈ USD 75,000 at the decision date)
Status: final
Source: Official document ↗
Source integrity: SHA-256 e736bb35e526863d…
Record verified: 30 July 2026

The facts

In the same announcement, UNITEL, SA was fined the kwanza equivalent of USD 75,000 for failing to implement adequate technical and organisational measures to protect the personal data of a national citizen, which led to the fraudulent change of ownership of her telephone number and personal identification data.

Orders and outcome

A fine equivalent in kwanza to USD 75,000.

TELECOMS · SIM-SWAP · SECURITY-MEASURES · FINE

Cite this decision

APD (Angola), UNITEL, SA, Deliberação 001-003/2024 batch, penalty notice of June 2024. African Data Protection Enforcement Tracker, Law Lab Africa Research, https://research.lawlab.africa/tracker/angola/apd/2024/unitel-fraudulent-sim-identity-transfer/ (accessed 30 August 2026).

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