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June 25, 2019

Healthcare systems data breach compensation

Healthcare systems data breach incidents are likely to continue rising, so what can you do as a victim of a breach, and can you claim compensation?

Compensation for a healthcare data breach is important. We’re not just talking about personal information when it comes to a medical data breach, we’re talking about incredibly sensitive health information. This is why data breach compensation amounts can be high for these kinds of cases given the impact a breach can have on a victim.

As a specialist firm of data leak lawyers who have advised thousands of people and are fighting for justice in dozens of group and multi-party actions, we may be able to help you.

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June 21, 2019

Bounty data breach compensation advice

If you’ve yet to start your claim for Bounty data breach compensation, make sure you take a look at this important advice about your rights.

The parenting advice website was fined by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) in the wake of substantial data protection failures. The information for millions of people was illegally shared, and the fallout has been substantial.

In fact, just last week, East & North Herts NHS Trust announced that there will be no more ‘Bounty Ladies’ on the maternity wards of Lister Hospital. This is on top of the £400,000.00 fine and the compensation claims being taken forward against them.

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June 20, 2019

Home Office data breach advice

If you’ve been the victim of a Home Office data breach, we may be able to assist you with a claim for compensation on a No Win, No Fee basis.

Recent research has indicated that there has been a spike in the recording and reporting of data breaches at the Home Office since GDPR came into force last year. Whether this is down to a greater number of breaches, or just greater awareness for reporting, is unknown. But with the Home Office dealing with a wealth of personal and sensitive information, victims of a data breach need to know their rights.

You can be eligible to make a claim for data breach compensation that stems from the Home Office. Read on for a little more advice.

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June 19, 2019

Waltham Forest Council data breach caused by “printing error”

A Waltham Forest Council data breach incident that stemmed from a “printing error” shows just how easy it is for personal information to be exposed.

We say this a lot, but a huge majority of the cases we take forward are for council data breach compensation claims. They can be incredibly common, and when you account for the vast wealth of personal and sensitive information that local authorities hold, leaks and breaches can be severe.

In this incident, it’s understood that a simple “printing error” was to blame for the leak of personal information to potentially thousands of people.

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June 18, 2019

Claiming compensation for a data breach: a quick guide

Here’s a really quick guide about claiming compensation for a data breach in England and Wales, and how you can make use of our No Win, No Fee service.

Although claiming compensation for a data breach is a relatively new area of law, there have been a significant number of actions and individual cases we’ve taken forward.  We’ve been fighting for the rights of victims of leaks, breaches and hacks for years, and thousands of people have come to us for our expert advice.

We’re fighting for justice in over 25 different group and multi-party actions, with our first one launched way back in 2015. Here’s a little information about how we may be able to help you.

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June 14, 2019

HM Revenue and Customs data breach advice

You may be eligible to make a claim for data breach compensation if you’ve been the victim of an incident involving HM Revenue and Customs.

Central and local government data breach incidents are one of the most common types we deal with here at the Data Leak Lawyers. Whether it’s funding restraints or the wealth of personal and sensitive data they hold being difficult to handle, a lot of the individual cases we take forward fall within this category.

With this in mind, here’s a little information about your rights when it comes to a HM Revenue and Customs data breach claim.

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June 13, 2019

Fraud compensation from a data breach

You can be eligible to claim fraud compensation where the crime has arisen from a data breach, data leak or a hack.

It only takes a little bit of personal information for criminals to commit fraud or identity theft. Where payment card data has been exposed, the risks can be even higher, and victims can be at an imminent threat of losing money.

Ultimately, if the fraud has arisen because your personal information has been exposed or misused by an organisation, you may be able to bring a claim for compensation against them.

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June 12, 2019

University data breach compensation advice

If you’ve suffered as a victim of a university data breach, you may be entitled to make a claim for compensation with our expert team of lawyers.

We can represent victims of single incident data breaches and groups who have been affected by an incident. One of the over 25 different data breach group / multi-party actions we’re fighting for justice in is the University of Greenwich data breach incident.

We can also offer No Win, No Fee representation for people who claim with us. With universities often holding a lot of personal and sensitive data about people, it’s important to know your rights when your information has been misused or exposed.

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June 07, 2019

Telford & Wrekin Council data breaches in the news

Telford & Wrekin Council data breaches have hit the news again, after reports of three investigations into them last year by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO).

We wrote about one of them last year, which was a preventable incident where a member of staff had accidentally sent the wrong information to the wrong person. Two of the three investigated by the ICO were reportedly human error data breaches, with no further action taken against them. Human error incidents can be incredibly common in local authority data breach cases.

As lawyers, it’s important to address council data breaches, because they account for a significant proportion of the individual claims we take forward.

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June 06, 2019

TalkTalk fraudsters and compensation advice

If you’ve fallen victim to TalkTalk fraudsters and you need advice about claiming data breach compensation, we can help, and you may be eligible to join our action.

After the huge 2015 TalkTalk data breach, a number of customers – including ones we’ve helped – reported being contacted by fraudsters who were posing as TalkTalk. People we spoke to told us that the fraudsters knew things like their personal information, TalkTalk account details, and even information about complaints on their files. That’s how they convinced them they were the real deal.

As such, it’s believed that the fraudsters may have gained this information from the TalkTalk cyber-attack. Although the company has previously denied this is the case, we can only look at the evidence in front of us. And that’s why we have been taking compensation claims forward on a No Win, No Fee basis.

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