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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.
There has reportedly been a potentially serious Portsmouth City Council data breach involving a stolen laptop that contained the data for adults and children.
It’s understood that the device was taken in November and may have contained information relating to family matters as well as health data and school information. In the wrong hands, this kind of data could be used for malicious purposes.
Council data breach compensation claims are one of the more common types of individual legal cases that we take forward. When data is exposed or stolen in such a way, the council could receive a fine and the victims can be entitled to make a claim for compensation too.
No one is above important data protection legislation. Victims can be eligible to make a Home Office data breach compensation claim when information is leaked, exposed, or misused, and we can help.
It’s important to know that there’s no hiding from important data protection laws. It applies to all, and this includes public sector bodies and government departments. With a recent spate of hundreds of Home Office data breach reported in the media, it’s important that victims understand their rights.
We’re here to help. If we can represent you for a compensation claim, we can offer No Win, No Fee representation.
Over the many years we’ve been at the forefront of healthcare data breach claims, we’ve seen increasing numbers of new compensation cases, and we expect this to continue.
The healthcare industry has always been a target for cybercriminals because of the nature of the data that they hold, and the sector has always been susceptible to breaches due to funding constraints in some areas. There’s also the fact that the nature of the data, when exposed, can mean that the impact for the victim is severe. This means people can be more likely to make a medical data breach compensation claim.
An important thing to remember is that victims should never suffer in silence. Here’s what you can do when it comes to making a medical data claim and how we can help you.
You can be entitled to make a claim for data breach compensation if your medical records were exposed, and we may be able to represent you for a case on a No Win, No Fee basis.
With medical data being one of the most personal and sensitive types of information that there is, any misuse or exposure of medical information can have a serious impact on the victim. A large number of the cases that we take forward for individual claims involve healthcare data breaches, and some of the actions we’re also involved with are too.
We understand the impact that this type of breach can have on a victim as a leading law firm that has been at the forefront of data breach claims for years. Here’s how we can help you.
The Watford Community Housing data breach is a particularly sensitive incident, and victims can be entitled to make a claim for compensation with us on a No Win, No fee basis.
According to the WCH website, an email was sent on the 23rd March 2020 that contained the personal details for several of its customers. They say that this was a “human error” incident and that the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has been informed about the incident, as well as reporting the matter to their regulator.
Here’s how we can help you and what you need to do as a victim of the breach to get the right legal advice and help that you need. As a leading firm of data breach law specialists, we’re here for you.
There has been an expected surge in sign-ups for Virgin Media data breach claims on Friday and over the weekend as the Your Lawyers compensation action featured in the news.
We’ve been in contact with huge numbers of people asking for our help and starting their claim immediately using the Virgin Media Data Breach Group Action website here. We set the site up to make it easy for people to start a No Win, No Fee case without delay, and we’re open on most weekends for our clients to speak to as well.
If you’ve yet to start your case, you can do so now here. For a little more information about the compensation action, read on.
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?
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