Security Breach: What Does "Data Breach" Mean and Why It Affects Everyone?

📅 Date: April 30, 2026

🎙️ Speaker: Viktoria Veleva – Senior Lawyer and Legal Expert in Digital Law, Bulgaria

🔐 About the Event:

Watch a free online seminar titled "Security Breach: What Does 'Data Breach' Mean and Why It Affects Everyone?" on April 30, 2026 (Thursday) at 7:00 PM, hosted by Viktoria Veleva.

Data security breaches are no longer exceptions but increasingly part of daily realities for organizations. They can arise not only from hacker attacks but also due to human errors, technical gaps, poor process organization, or the actions of partners and suppliers.

This seminar will explore what a data breach actually is, how different types of breaches are classified, and why seemingly "small" incidents can lead to serious legal and practical consequences. Common scenarios such as lost devices, misdirected emails, unauthorized system access, and malware will be presented.

A special focus will be on how breaches affect all participants in the data processing chain – administrators, processors, and data subjects themselves. The seminar will clarify when there is an obligation to notify the Data Protection Commission, when affected persons must be informed, and how to assess the risk to their rights and freedoms. The content aligns with current practices and regulations from the Data Protection Commission.

🎯 Suitable For:

• Lawyers
• IT professionals
• Managers
• Anyone who wants to understand why a "data breach" is not just a technical problem but an issue that concerns everyone

👩‍🏫 About the Speaker:

Viktoria Veleva is a Senior Lawyer at Dimitrov, Petrov & Co. Law Firm and legal expert at the Foundation "Law and Internet," specializing in digital law, data protection, blockchain technologies, and intellectual property. She regularly advises leading international companies on data protection, technology law, and information security. Viktoria holds a Master's degree in Law from Sofia University's Faculty of Law and a Master's in Intellectual Property and Technology Transfer from its Business Faculty – a program in partnership with WIPO, EPO, EUIPO, USPTO, and CEIPI. She is a member of the Sofia Bar Association. Viktoria has experience working in a top Sofia law firm and the European Commission's Innovation and Networks Executive Agency (INEA). Previously, as a legal consultant to the Balkan Blockchain Association (BBA), she contributed to working groups of the International Association for Trusted Blockchain Applications (INATBA) and the Ministry of Transport, IT, and Communications on blockchain technology regulation. She has delivered numerous lectures, seminars, and trainings on personal data and intellectual property topics at Sofia University and UNIBIT.

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