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We focus on the latest news surrounding data breaches, leaks and hacks plus daily internet security articles.
We focus on the latest news surrounding data breaches, leaks and hacks plus daily internet security articles.
Council ransomware attacks are on the rise given that ransomware, in general, is a rising problem, with many hackers targeting the public sector. It’s important that victims know their rights when their information has been misused or exposed, and what we can do to help.
No one should suffer in silence when their privacy rights are violated. Organisations that store and process our data – including councils and local authority agencies – must do all they can to uphold data protection laws. When they fail to do this, victims can be entitled to make a claim for data breach compensation with us on a No Win, No Fee basis.
Here’s how we can help.
Am I affected by the Virgin Media data breach? With the information for a monumental 900,000 customers exposed, this is a popular question right now.
Any data breach can be daunting, but when news of a new leak or hack hits the headlines and it’s a company you do business with, it’s worrying. Key data protection legislation puts an important duty on organisations to inform victims of a breach, and victims should be informed as soon as possible, and within the legal time frame for doing so.
For those who are affected by this cybersecurity incident, we’ve launched a compensation action for victims. If you’re affected, we can help you.
The concept of data breach distress compensation is a relatively new area of law, and one that we’ve been at the forefront of for several years; but what is it, and what do we do?
As the world becomes increasingly more digitalised, the likelihood that data is misused, leaked or hacked is more common. We no longer have to just lock up our doors at night; we also need to make sure that our electronic doors are safe and secure. With more information accessible and stored digitally, it’s more susceptible to being breached.
The result is that data breach incidents have grown astronomically in recent years. As a result, people are suffering; and that’s where we can help.
The fact that the NHS is vulnerable to cyberattacks – especially when compared to many other organisations – is not a new thing at all; but the continuing risk is a continual concern.
A recent report by ZDNet is understood to have demonstrated that some half a million computers being used by the NHS are still running older and outdated software, like Windows 7 Operating Systems. What this means is that the systems and software they’re using may not be good enough to prevent a cyberattack, which is a huge cause for concern.
We must appreciate that patients’ lives are at risk as well as the fact that any medical data exposure case is usually significant given the type of information involved. What needs to be done, and what can the victims to?
We’ve set up our Virgin Media Data Breach Group action website for the 900,0000 victims of the recent cybersecurity event to sign-up for a legal case quickly and easily.
As a leading law firm that specialises in data breach compensation and large group actions, we’re already set up to be able to take large actions forward for victims. We’re using our tried and tested infrastructure that already works for the over 35 different data actions we’re involved with. And, as a firm with High Court Steering Committee appointments (including to the first GDPR Group Litigation Order in England and Wales, the British Airways action), we’re already set up to take the case to court when we need to.
For you, as a victim, all you need to do is sign-up for a No Win, No Fee legal case and you can let us do the rest for you.
As more people know their rights when it comes to compensation in this niche area of law, we’re being asked: how long does a data breach claim take to finish?
Unfortunately, this is a very difficult question to answer, and it really can differ from case to case. We recently settled a data breach compensation claim in less than five months, but at the same time, we also settled a recent matter that took just over a year.
Even if you ask, how long can a data breach claim take, please understand that there’s a lot more to it than even giving rough guidance. It can depend on several factors that are individual to the case, so the best thing we can do is explain a little about the process to help you understand.
Victims of a personal data breach can be entitled to make a claim for compensation, and we can represent clients on a No Win, No Fee basis.
As a leading, expert firm of lawyers that specialises in the complex and niche areas of data protection law and consumer actions, we’ve represented thousands of people for a wide range of cases. Whether it’s individual council data breach compensation claims, or worldwide group actions like the Equifax hack of 2017, we’re committed to making sure that people have their say.
You don’t have to suffer in silence when your personal data has been misused, exposed or your privacy rights have been otherwise breached. You’re not alone, and we’re here to help.
We’ve made the process for victims to sign-up for the Virgin Media data breach compensation action nice and easy, so here’s a handy guide for what you need to do.
With around 900,000 victims in the UK, and with the data for over a thousand of them reported to be potentially linked to explicit content, this is a significant breach. Data had been left exposed for 10 months, and there has been at least one access event by an unknown third-party. We can’t know for certain what has happened to the exposed information, but the risk that it could be used for malicious purposes is very real.
Here’s how we can help you.
It has been reported that, in some cases, the recently discovered Virgin Media breach links customers to porn.
This is because the breach is understood to have contained information about customer requests to unblock access to certain websites, according to the BBC. The database is said to contain details about an online form used by over a thousand customers who had asked for particular websites to be blocked or unblocked.
This worrying revelation is an additional cause for concern in what we already believe to be a particularly worrying and avoidable data breach event.
We’ve launched our compensation action for victims of the Virgin Media cybersecurity incident that hit the headlines last week. If you’ve been affected, here’s what you need to know.
We’re representing claimants on a No Win, No Fee basis for claims having been contacted for help when news of the data breach broke last week. We believe that victims can be entitled to claim, and we believe that we can succeed with a legal action, which is why we have launched legal cases.
Victims should be informed by Virgin Media if their information has been exposed in the data leak. If you’ve received a breach notification email, we may be able to help you.
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