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We’ve said a few times now that the British Airways data hack was preventable. That’s why we launched our legal action for justice last month.
There are a number of reasons as to how it could have been prevented. Aside from the motivator of GDPR that should have triggered a mind-set of change, there were other warning sings too. The Ticketmaster data breach – carried out by the same attackers – sent a clear warning that, arguably, British Airways failed to take heed of. Before the British Airways data hack, we wrote about the targeting of payment systems and how we were just seeing the tip of the iceberg.
But there was also another major warning sign that British Airways appeared to not act on as well.
Airline data breach incidents is a hot topic right now off the back of the recent British Airways data breach. We recently launched a legal case as a result of the breach.
Airline data breach incidents can be incredibly serious. The amount of personal and sensitive data that an airline holds is substantial enough to cause serious distress and monetary loss. Victims affected by a breach like the British Airways hack can be entitled to compensation.
For advice, please contact the team or read on for more general guidance.
Compensation for British Airways fraud risks forms as part of the legal action we’ve launched following the recent breach.
In the first half of 2018 alone, some £500m has already been stolen from Britons by fraudsters. The risks victims of data breaches are at after an incident can be monumental. The victims of the British Airways data breach have been at an immediate risk of fraud for several weeks. Full card numbers and personal information was hacked in the incident.
Victims can claim compensation for British Airways fraud risks, and claim for any money lost through fraud as well.
The British Airways cyber breach was not the first of its kind in the travel sector, nor was it the first breach British Airways have suffered themselves.
The travel sector is a popular target for criminals to hit as there’s a wealth of information that can be stolen; and money to steal as well. This fact alone ought to have been enough of a warning for British Airways to take more care of their customers’ information, yet they were still hacked (again).
The British Airways GDPR fine could be as large as £500m, with several more millions on top of that to be paid to victims in compensation.
In terms of a fine, the new GDPR rules mean that a company responsible for a data breach is fined £17m or 4% of the company’s global annual turnover. The potential £500m figure has been based on the estimations of turnover, given how huge British Airways is.
Is this a feasible fine, and what about victims and their rights to compensation? How much could you receive?
We’re approaching the three-week mark since news broke about the massive British Airways data leak. Our compensation action has already been launched.
READ MORE ABOUT THE BRITISH AIRWAYS COMPENSATION ACTION HERE
Victims of the British Airways data leak have been left angry and disappointed, and with good reason. One of the reasons we’ve launched a No Win, No Fee compensation action is because we believe this leak was entirely preventable.
From the leak itself to the “bizarre” responses reported from affected customers, this is 2018’s big data scandal.
British Airway complaints and compensation is one of the big issues in the data world right now. We’ve launched our legal action after the massive breach affecting some 380,000 people.
The legal action we’ve launched on behalf of a number of victims of the breach we represent goes way beyond the rising British Airways complaints and compensation promises. We’re aware victims have had difficulty in getting in touch with British Airways for help, and their FAQ page suggests victims contact their banks. They’ve also assured that no customer will be left out-of-pocket, but there’s more to it than that.
Victims are being urged to sign-up for compensation with us as soon as they can.
The British Airways cyber hack was a disaster waiting to happen for a number of reasons. We’ve launched legal action on the basis this was a preventable incident.
You can read more about our legal action and your rights to claim for data breach compensation here.
A number of high-profile hacks took place in the lead up to the British Airways cyber hack. These, together with the GDPR that came into force in May this year were clear warnings that, not only would attacks happen, but they can be costly.
How British Airways still managed to fall victim to the attack despite the warnings is concerning.
British Airways complaints have understandably risen in the aftermath of the massive payment card data breach, but what about compensation?
If you have a legitimate complaint with regards to the service a company has provided to you, you can be entitled to some form of remedy. This especially applies where you are at a loss as a result of the complaint.
In terms of British Airways complaints over the recent data breach, we understand that the advice they have given is to contact your bank. We have launched a compensation action, so you can instruct us directly to recover any compensation you are due.
There are understandable worries for travellers in the aftermath of the BA cyber hack, and recent study figures suggest people are getting more nervous.
Recent research indicated that as many as 65% of business travellers aren’t confident that their data is secure when they go abroad, and that relates to the data they carry. With the recent BA cyber hack compromising 380,000 payment cards, how can we be sure that our data is in safe hands with anyone?
People should be very worried. This was a monumental breach that has led to the full card numbers, expiry dates and security (CVV) codes of payment cards being exposed, and it’s sparked what may be one of the biggest data breach actions in the UK.
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