Data breaches from compromised company email addresses

Data breaches that arise from compromised company email addresses could allow a victim whose information has been misused or exposed to recover compensation.

Your Lawyers, as Leading Data Leak Lawyers, has been involved in helping people in such circumstances, and we may be able to represent you for a case on a No Win, No Fee basis. The best place to start is to speak to our team for free, no-obligation legal help here now.

Significant risks of compromised company email addresses

Significant risks can arise from compromised company email addresses, and cybercriminals do target this method as a way of being able to steal information and access systems and servers. It can only take one compromised company email address for a hacker to then perform password resets for multiple organisational systems. If they have access to a company email then they could use this to try to contact people within the company to try to dupe them into sending them sensitive information. They could also use the email address to contact clients or customers of the business to do the exact same thing.

When we receive an email from a legitimate company email address, and there is nothing seemingly suspicious about the content, many people will naturally assume that they are dealing with the actual organisation. It can be hard when it is an actual compromised email address to be able to know whether it is actually a criminal hiding behind the credentials. One of the common ways in which cybercriminals exploit these situations is from solicitor email addresses involved in house purchase transactions. There have been a number of incidents where emails have been intercepted that have resulted in house buyers sending deposits or making transactions directly to criminals rather than the solicitors they were supposed to be dealing with.

Claiming privacy compensation now

If you have been the victim of a data breach where a company email address has been compromised, and this resulted in some form of distress or loss on your part, you could be eligible to pursue a claim for compensation.

Whether it is a case of your personal information being exposed or misused as a result of this, or from you suffering any losses, you may have a case. The GDPR can allow you to recover compensation for just the distress alone that is caused by the loss of control of your personal information. This can be significant when you believe that you are dealing with a legitimate organisation but you were actually dealing with the criminals who were taking control of a real email account.

For eligible clients, we may be able to represent you on a No Win, No Fee basis. The best place to start is to contact our team for free, no-obligation legal advice here now.

Healthcare data breaches from 2020 onward

When it comes to compromised company email addresses, healthcare data breaches from 2020 onward have been a real cause for concern given that hackers were actively targeting the industry and exploiting the added pressures caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Taking over an email address for a healthcare organisation could be the perfect way for a cybercriminal to steal very sensitive and personal medical information, which is often seen as some of the most sensitive data that there can be.

We are still in the midst of healthcare in the UK being at a serious crisis point. Whilst the focus should always be on how this impacts patients, we cannot ignore the fact that the added stress and pressures can also result in weaknesses in respect of data protection.

Group actions for data breaches and hacks

Pursuing medical GDPR breach claims for compensation