Misconfigured databases that lead to data breaches

Misconfigured databases that lead to privacy breaches can allow victims to recover compensation and pursue a legal case with us on a No Win, No Fee basis.

Your Lawyers, as Leading Data Leak Lawyers, represent thousands of people pursuing privacy cases for GDPR breaches in England and Wales. Find out if we are able to help you by contacting us for free, no-obligation legal advice here now.

Misconfigured databases that cause privacy leaks

Misconfigured databases that cause privacy breaches could allow victims to pursue GDPR compensation on a No Win, No Fee basis.

If you have lost control of your information through no fault of your own, that is when you could be eligible to pursue a legal case. You could be eligible to recover compensation for any distress caused by that loss of control, as well as any losses and expenses, if they are applicable. You do not have to have suffered any losses or expenses to be able to pursue a case, and most people just claim for the distress alone.

It is well worth doing so as our average compensation settlement for mostly individual claimants pursuing distress claims is just over £6,000 in damages alone. To find out if you can pursue a case with our team, contact us for free, no-obligation legal help here now.

Infamous event: Virgin Media compensation action

The Virgin Media compensation action is an infamous example of a data breach that arose from misconfigured databases that resulted in the exposure of personal information. As part of our compensation action, we now represent thousands of individuals engaged in privacy claims on a No Win, No Fee basis. We launched our action shortly after news of the breach hit the headlines in early 2020.

In this particular incident, an incorrectly configured database resulted in the details of some 900,000 people – most of whom were customers – being accessible online. The database in question was then left accessible for a period of 10 months before the issue was eventually spotted by a third-party security researcher. Unfortunately, by the time the security researcher was able to inform Virgin Media about the exposed database, an unauthorised third-party had already gained access to the information at some point during the exposure period.

If you were one of the 900,000 people who were told that your information was exposed in this particular data breach, you can find out if you are still eligible to pursue a case on our Virgin Media compensation action website here.

Start your No Win, No Fee privacy claim now

Incidents involving misconfigured databases that result in the misuse or exposure of personal information could allow victims to be entitled to pursue privacy compensation now. If we believe that your case has merits to succeed, we can represent you on a No Win, No Fee basis which means that we can write off our legal fees if the claim does not succeed. All you need to do is make sure that you comply with the reasonable terms and conditions in place.

It is easy to get started with your No Win, No Fee privacy claim – all you need to do is contact our team for free, no-obligation legal advice about starting a legal case here now.

Inappropriate access to information – £8,000 settlement secured

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