Failure to notify the Data Protection Board and affected users of a personal data breach carries statutory penalties of up to ₹250 crore under Section 33. LLM Advocates provides immediate incident response: legal triage, forensic coordination, statutory notifications, and DPBI liaison.
Unlike voluntary disclosure regimes, Section 8(6) of the DPDP Act 2023 establishes an absolute statutory requirement: in the event of a personal data breach, the Data Fiduciary must give the Data Protection Board and each affected Data Principal intimation of such breach in the form and manner prescribed under DPDP Rules.
• Up to ₹250 crore for failure to notify the Board or affected Data Principals (Section 33, Schedule Item 2).
• Up to ₹250 crore for failure to adopt reasonable security safeguards to prevent a breach (Section 33, Schedule Item 1).
Establishing legal attorney-client privilege over technical investigation forensics to protect executive liability while containing exposure.
Determining whether breached records contain digital personal data, evaluating harm probabilities to Data Principals under DPDP standards.
Drafting and submitting the statutory breach notice to DPBI containing root cause, affected data categories, mitigation actions, and contact details.
Drafting clear, transparent individual notifications advising affected individuals of protective steps (password resets, credential revoking).
Harmonizing DPDP breach reporting with CERT-In 6-hour cybersecurity reporting directions and RBI/SEBI sectoral breach reporting mandates.
Guiding post-incident architecture fixes and preparing formal defense submissions for any subsequent DPBI hearings under Section 28.
Immediate response for active incidents or pre-breach preparedness planning.
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