HMRC Data Breaches – Claim Compensation

HMRC data breaches can lead to substantial distress being suffered for any victim who was lost control of their personal information in this way.

Your Lawyers, as Leading Data Leak Lawyers, can represent victims for these cases on a No Win, No Fee basis when our client is eligible to benefit from this way of working. We understand that the distress that can be caused in a case of this nature can be substantial which is why our work is important to make sure that some form of justice is achieved by way of a claim for compensation.

Our expert legal team is always happy to provide free, no-obligation legal advice – you can speak to the team here now.

Can you claim compensation for an HMRC data breach?

You could be eligible to claim compensation for HMRC data breaches if your personal information has been misused and/or exposed by this particular government organisation.

Given that the HMRC will store and process a significant wealth of very personal and sensitive information, it is absolutely imperative that they do all they can to protect the information they hold. They will be a target for cyberhackers given the nature of the information that they hold, and they will also likely be a target for foreign threat actors as well.

Given the nature of the information that could be affected here, the impact on a victim who loses control of their personal information could be substantial. The GDPR can entitle the victim of a data breach to claim compensation for any distress that has been caused and, generally speaking, the more distress that has been suffered, the more a case could be worth. We often see increased distress in cases where particularly personal and sensitive information – the likes of which HMRC will have – has been affected.

You can read more about data breach compensation amounts and pay-outs on our advice page here.

HMRC data breaches in the news

According to Digit News, there have been over 10,000 people affected by HMRC data breaches last year alone. Whilst the media outlet confirmed that this was reportedly a decrease compared to the previous year, it is still a significant number of people whose personal information may have been exposed and/or misused.

It is understood that HMRC is in the process of improving its data protection practices and is looking to build on its current infrastructure to strengthen the protections that it can offer. Whilst this may take some time, it is important that HMRC does all it can as quickly as it can to make sure that the personal and sensitive information that it is charged with protecting is safe.

Data Breach Solicitors – No Win, No Fee help

As leading, expert Data Breach Solicitors, we are proud to be able to offer No Win, No Fee representation for eligible clients who have suffered as a result of HMRC data breaches. We are happy to assess your case on a free and no-obligation basis – if we believe that we can help you, that is when we may be able to represent you in this way.

Working this way means that we can write off our legal fees if the case does not succeed, subject to the agreed terms and conditions in place.

Speak to our team here now for free, no-obligation legal advice about your situation and we will let you know as quickly as we can if we can help you.

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