You may be eligible to claim Equifax data breach compensation in the UK if you were affected by the massive 2017 cyber incident.
We’re acting for a large group of victims who have joined the Equifax compensation action we launched shortly after news of the incident hit the media. We’re fast approaching the two-year anniversary of the incident, so our legal cases are well underway. There’s still time to join the action if you’ve yet to do so already, but we recommend that you contact us as soon as you can. You don’t want to miss out on any deadlines that may occur in the case.
You also don’t want to miss out when we hit the negotiations stage either.
How to start your Equifax data breach compensation in the UK
Starting your Equifax data breach compensation in the UK is easy. If you were affected by the 2017 incident, you should already have been made aware. If you’re not sure, make sure you contact Equifax to find out.
If you have the confirmation that you were affected, we should be able to offer you our No Win, No Fee representation. Due to different legal jurisdictions, we can only help residents affected by the incident who are based in England or Wales.
All of our initial advice is available for free and on a no-obligation basis, so you’ve nothing to lose in finding out how we can help you today. You could be entitled to claim thousands of pounds in compensation as a victim of the incident.
Find out more about Equifax data breach compensation in the UK here.
World news about the incident
As Equifax is based in the U.S., they’ve felt the full force of the legal system over there, which includes a recent report conducted by a Senate subcommittee which is said to been highly critical of the credit-referencing agency.
In perhaps more frustrating news, Equifax has reportedly told Canadians that they’re not doing enough to protect themselves recently as well. This is after the fact that their own cybersecurity flaws were at the heart of this very preventable breach. Not only could a simple security patch have been applied to resolve a known security problem, but the ongoing vulnerability wasn’t identified for weeks.
According to media reports, Equifax Canada suggested that some people are not keeping their computers up-to-date with the latest software. There was the suggestion of complacency, which given how the Equifax data breach happened in the first place is quite an ironic statement.
Although people should always do all they can to protect themselves, hearing this kind of advice from an organisation at the centre of one of the biggest ever data breach incident has raised some eyebrows.