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British Airways data breach
September 30, 2019

Affected by the BA data breach? important legal advice

If you were affected by the BA data breach, we have some incredibly important legal advice that we need you to know about now.

There’s a huge hearing set to take place this Friday. At this hearing, the deadline to join the BA Group Action may be set, and there might not be a lot of time for you to start your case.

Our recent exclusive in the media revealed our concerns about the lawyers acting for British Airways and their initial desire for a short cut-off date to join the action. This kind of short cut-off period, if put in place, could lead to hundreds of thousands of people missing out on thousand so pounds in compensation.

If you’ve yet to claim, now is the time to do something about it.

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September 26, 2019

Improper access to medical records and what you can do about it

If you’ve been the victim of improper access to medical records that contain your information, you may be able to make a claim for data breach compensation on a No Win, No Fee basis.

We’ve been helping people claim NHS data breach compensation for this kind of medical records access abuse for a long time now. We’ve also been in contact with victims of the most recent incident of this that involved Greater Manchester patients, and we’ve been taking legal cases forward for those affected.

It’s important to know that NHS staff can be breaking the law when they abuse their access rights, and it’s important for victims to know their rights if this ever happens.

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email breach
September 25, 2019

Charing Cross gender clinic data breach advice

If you’ve yet to speak to the team for legal advice about the recent Charing Cross gender clinic data breach, we’re here and ready to assist you.

We were contacted for help after some 2,000 people were the subject of an email leak that revealed their personal information. Two emails relating to an art competition were sent to around 900 people in each batch using the “CC” function. This should never have been allowed to happen.

This isn’t the first breach of its kind, with our firm prominent in representing people affected by the similar 56 Dean Street Clinic leak. We’ve taken claims for compensation forward on a No Win, No Fee basis as we consider that there’s a successful case to answer for the GIC leak.

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Questions
September 24, 2019

Can I claim for the BA data breach?

If you were affected by the 2018 cyberattack incidents but you’ve yet to find out if you can claim for the BA data breach, here’s how to know if you’re eligible to join the BA Group Action.

It’s important to understand whether you can join the class action as soon as possible. We believe that the lawyers representing British Airways are looking for a short cut-off date for people to join the action. As per our press release this month, we’ve urging people to claim now to avoid missing out.

It’s really easy to find out if you’re eligible to make a claim for data breach compensation as a victim of the breach. Read on to find out how.

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domestic abuse data breach
September 23, 2019

NHS Medical Records Exposed in Milton Keynes Scandal

We deal with a lot of cases that involve NHS medical records exposed in various ways, but this has to be the one of the most worrying and bizarre stories we’ve ever seen.

It’s understood that 40 tightly-packed bales of partially-shredded and cut NHS medical records have been used to weigh down a sculpture in Milton Keynes town centre. It’s set to be unveiled this Thursday as part of the annual Festival of Urban Living, but it’s reported that bits of the papers used in the bales have been caught by the wind and have been blown around the area.

Some of the papers are said to have included visible personal details of medical records, including prescriptions and surgery information. This really is a serious, serious matter indeed.

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nhs ransomware attack
September 20, 2019

Manchester NHS Patients Claim For Unauthorised Data Access

We’ve taken cases forward for Greater Manchester NHS patients whose medical records have been improperly accessed following an investigation by Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust.

We were contacted by patients who had been affected by the data breaches prior to news of the scandal hitting the headlines. We’ve agreed to act for victims affected by the data breaches who match our criteria on a No Win, No Fee basis.

Depending on what information has been improperly accessed, and how this has affected you, we may be able to take a legal case forward on your behalf.

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September 19, 2019

Teletext Holidays data breach

If you’ve been affected by the recent Teletext Holidays data breach, we may be able to represent you for a claim for compensation on a No Win, No Fee basis.

Some 200,000 audio recordings of telephone conversations have been found exposed by media outlet Verdict. The audio files had reportedly been left exposed for over three years on Amazon Web Services, with recordings dated between April and August 2016.

This isn’t the first time a trove of information has been left exposed on an Amazon storage database, whether by a lack of encryption, or where poor security processes are in place.

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Virgin Media group action data breach
September 18, 2019

British Airways court case date

There are set to be important developments that will likely define the deadlines in the upcoming British Airways court case for the 2018 cyber-attacks.

Following on from our press release in the Daily Mail last week, we revealed that Claimants may only have 17 weeks to join the court action. Those who miss the final cut-off date could lose £6,000.00 based on the average potential pay-outs. In extreme cases, valuations could reach as high as £16,000.00.

There’s a lot more to it than just registering basic information, and even more to it than simply agreeing for a lawyer to represent you. If you’re serious about claiming, you need to take action ASAP!

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nhs outsourcing
September 17, 2019

Unauthorised Medical Records Access – What Can You Do About It?

We’ve been contacted for help and taken a new case forward involving a Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust data breach for unauthorised medical records access.

If you have been informed that your medical records have been accessed without good reason, you may have a claim for NHS data breach compensation. These kinds of cases can be quite common, and the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has had to warn medical staff about making sure to not break the law.

Given we are seeing another incident where this appears to have happened, we expect that an ICO fine may be forthcoming. For those who have been contacted and told that their personal and sensitive data has been misused, we may be able to help you.

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British Airways Data Leak
September 13, 2019

British Airways Breach: Your Lawyers Featured In Daily Mail

Our lawyers spoke to the Daily Mail about the British Airways class action and how BA look to be trying to limit the pay-out with a short cut-off to join the group case.

We’ve been pressing a lot recently about the need for those who are serious about making a data breach compensation claim as victims of the BA cyber attacks to sign-up now to avoid missing out. With BA’s lawyers launching their own unprecedented action, we’re concerned that some people could easily miss out with a short deadline of just 17 WEEKS to join the case.

We can’t stress enough how vitally important it is that you start your case on our BA Group Action site here to avoid missing out on potentially thousands of pounds in compensation.

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