Government data breach claims for compensation

Government data breach claims for compensation can be pursued on a No Win, No Fee basis with our expert team for eligible clients.

Your Lawyers, as a leading firm of specialist privacy lawyers, are used to fighting for the rights of thousands of victims of breaches, leaks and hacks. No one is above the law, and this includes the government. Anybody who has suffered distress or loss due to a government privacy breach may be entitled to bring a claim for compensation.

The best thing to do is contact our team for free, no-obligation legal advice here now to find out if we can help you today.

Pursuing government data breach claims

Victims could be eligible to pursue government data breach claims if their personal information has been misused or exposed in this way. The GDPR can entitle the victim of a data breach to recover compensation for any distress suffered that is caused by the loss of control of their personal information. If losses and expenses are also a factor then these can be considered, but they are not essential to pursuing a case.

The GDPR entitles us to have the right to control over who knows what about us. The government stores and processes a significant volume of very personal and sensitive information, and they are clear targets for hackers, especially in an unstable political climate. This includes foreign threat actors. Any breach of the GDPR that has arisen from negligence can allow victims to pursue government data breach claims, and we may be able to represent you on a No Win, No Fee basis.

The best thing to do is contact our team for free, no-obligation legal advice here now.

No one is above the law

It is important to remember that nobody is above the law, and this includes the government. As such, a breach of the GDPR that involves the government or a government department can still allow victims to pursue a compensation claim in the normal way, depending on the circumstances.

We are certainly not afraid of taking on the government, and we have done so in previous cases. We will continue to do so where victims have legitimately suffered due to a breach of privacy. Whether it is a breach, leak or a hack, or any other form of misuse, you could be entitled to pursue a claim, and we may be able to help you

Home office data breaches

When it comes to government data breach claims, incidents involving the Home Office can be particularly concerning, given the nature of the personal and sensitive information they store and process. What is worrying is that some recent figures from government reports reportedly showed that data incidents at the Home Office had almost doubled in the past year or so.

This is a worrying trend. Although we would expect there to have been increasing incidents during the coronavirus pandemic, given everything that was going on (not that that was a valid excuse), it is worrying to see that trends are showing increasing numbers of incidents still now.

There have been some notable incidents involving the government/Home Office over the last couple of years, including particularly sensitive information relating to immigration matters, and matters following the withdrawal of military forces from Afghanistan. In circumstances where particularly personal and sensitive identity information is compromised, the distress that victims can suffer can be substantial.

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