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data breaches from increasing digitisation
May 09, 2023

Data breaches from increasing digitisation

In recent years, digital technology has become more and more integral to business operations. Many employees spend the majority of their working lives on computers, using a variety of digital applications and resources to carry out their duties. However, the dawning and development of the digital age has also brought with it a wave of new data security risks, with cyberattacks and insider vulnerabilities posing threats to personal information. Data breaches from increasing digitisation can, therefore, represent a problem for all businesses to tackle in respect of their data protection strategies.

Arguably, the Covid-19 pandemic sped up the process of digital transformation in business, pushing companies to develop new ways of working that support an increase in the number of employees clocking in from home. In the post-pandemic world, businesses look set to retain remote working to some degree, meaning that increasing digitisation will be an ongoing matter to manage.

With the risk factors brought on by the digitisation of personal data, all organisations must be doing everything they can to protect the information they hold. Where they fail to do so, they may be in breach of data protection law, and those affected may be entitled to claim compensation.

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healthcare data protection breaches
May 08, 2023

Healthcare data protection breaches

Despite the degree of trust we invest in doctors and other healthcare professionals, lapses in data protection still take place far too often within healthcare organisations. Given the sensitivity of medical information, healthcare data protection breaches can profoundly affect victims, many of whom can suffer from significant distress when they discover that their privacy has been compromised.

A number of serious data security incidents involving patient information have been reported in recent years, yet this negative coverage does not seem to have persuaded all healthcare organisations to improve their data protection strategies. Even small missteps can cause mass data exposure, which is why there is no room for error when it comes to data security.

At Your Lawyers – The Data Leak Lawyers – we specialise in data breach compensation claims. We are determined to hold organisations accountable for any failure to comply with data protection law. If you have had data compromised or exposed by a healthcare organisation, you may be entitled to claim compensation – you can contact us to receive free, no-obligation legal advice on your potential eligibility to claim here now.

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By Ella p
spreadsheet attached to
May 04, 2023

£15,000 settlement: data leak of spreadsheet attached to email

We were previously able to resolve a claim for a client of ours for the sum of £15,000 in damages after a spreadsheet attached to an email exposed personal information.

We can tell you as leading privacy compensation experts that, unfortunately, this kind of event can be quite common in occurrence. There is no excuse for such a data leak to happen, and we are pleased that we were able to resolve this particular case in our client’s favour and with such a positive settlement result achieved.

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claiming privacy compensation
May 03, 2023

Claiming privacy compensation – No Win, No Fee

Claiming privacy compensation with us could allow you to recover thousands of pounds in damages, and we may be able to represent you for a legal case on a No Win, No Fee basis.

We are Your Lawyers – we are Leading Data Leak Lawyers representing thousands of people pursuing compensation cases in both individual and group and multi-party legal actions. We have been working in this niche and complex area of law for almost a decade, which is a great deal longer than many other law firms out there. This means that our experience is significant and means that you as our client can benefit from our expert legal knowledge and representation.

You can find out more about starting a privacy compensation case by contacting our legal team for free, no-obligation legal help here now.

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medical information breaches
May 02, 2023

Compensation for medical information breaches

You could be entitled to pursue compensation for medical information breaches on a No Win, No Fee basis with our leading team of expert privacy compensation lawyers.

Read on for a little advice. Make sure to contact our team here now for free, no-obligation legal help in respect of starting a compensation claim now.

You know you can always trust our expert legal representation, particularly in an important case of this nature. We represent thousands of people engaged in compensation cases which includes both individual and multi-party and group action legal matters.

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local authority data
May 01, 2023

Local authority data breach compensation claims

You could be entitled to pursue a local authority data breach compensation claim, and we may be able to represent you for a legal case on a No Win, No Fee basis.

Read on for a little advice about council data breach compensation claims. To speak to our team for expert help with legal representation, please do not hesitate to contact us here now.

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mental health information
April 27, 2023

£10,000 settlement for data breach involving mental health information

The leading team at Your Lawyers – the Data Leak Lawyers – was able to settle a privacy compensation matter in the sum of £10,000 that involved the disclosure of mental health information.

The disclosure arose from an entirely avoidable error that had a significant impact on our client, as we will outline below.

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mobile phone data breaches
April 26, 2023

Compensation for mobile phone data breaches

You could be entitled to claim compensation for mobile phone data breaches, and we may be able to represent you for a legal case on a No Win, No Fee basis if you are eligible.

The risks in respect of such data breaches can be absolutely monumental, as we will go into more detail below. If your information has been misused or exposed through no fault of your own, you could be eligible to pursue a case and we may be able to help you – contact our team for free, no-obligation legal advice here now.

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financial services firms
April 25, 2023

Financial services firms are prime targets for cybercriminals

Cybercrime threatens all kinds of businesses and organisations, but there are certain forms of personal data records that can be particularly highly prized by cybercriminals. Financial services firms represent valuable targets for hackers, as the information they hold can be lucrative.

The cybercrime landscape has evolved in a way that seeks to take advantage of the increasing aggregation and digitisation of personal information by businesses. Many companies now keep huge stores of personal information relating to customers and stakeholders, as well as their own workforces. Unfortunately, some businesses do not have the strong cybersecurity and data protection policies to keep data safe and secure, which can lead to breaches of data protection law.

Even when a cyberattack occurs, it is not solely hackers that are to blame for an incident. If the company that was attacked did not have appropriate defences in place, they can be at fault for failing to protect information. If you have been affected by a data breach incident like this, you may be eligible to make a compensation claim.

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major impact of phishing
April 24, 2023

The major impact of phishing scams

The major impact of phishing scams on people can be significant, which is why we can represent victims of a data breach on a No Win, No Fee basis for a legal case.

Read on for some advice below, or contact our team here now for free, no-obligation legal help in respect of your situation to see if we can represent you for a legal case now.

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