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We focus on the latest news surrounding data breaches, leaks and hacks plus daily internet security articles.
We focus on the latest news surrounding data breaches, leaks and hacks plus daily internet security articles.
The BA data breach fine is set to be a record £183m; the first major fine of its kind in the UK since the new GDPR rules came into force last year.
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has referenced poor security that led to the information for hundreds of thousands of people to be comprised. We’re acting on behalf of a number of victims of the breach, and news of the fine has led to an influx of new inquiries.
There’s still time to join the British Airways data breach compensation action. We’re fighting for justice for victims on a No Win, No Fee basis as part of the pending group action for damages.
With the potential for deadlines for joining the pending BA group action for compensation arising from the 2018 data breach coming soon, here’s what you need to know.
If you were affected by one or both of the 2018 data breaches, you may qualify to make a claim for compensation. If you have received confirmation that you were affected, that should be enough for you to join our group. For more information about the breach, please see our information page here.
We have been representing claimants since news of the breaches hit the headlines last year, and our advice is to sign-up for a case as soon as you can. Here’s a quick guide for you.
Information sharing without consent or proper and informed consent can amount to a breach of important data protection laws like GDPR, and it may allow a victim to make a claim for compensation.
Information is being shared all the time, and some organisations are still hiding behind their privacy policies and terms and conditions which don’t always make matters too clear. One of the biggest problems is information being shared for marketing purposes, and people then being hounded by aggressive sales tactics. When it comes to confidential and sensitive data like medical information, we don’t want it shared for obvious reasons.
If your information has been shared without your consent, what can you do about it?
The act of unlawfully accessing personal data can land the offender in a lot of trouble, and it can pave the way for the victims to make a claim for data breach compensation.
Your rights are enshrined in law, and if your rights to information privacy are ever breached, you can be entitled to take legal action. In today’s digital age where information access and sharing are achievable at the click of a button, there’s a wealth of data for millions of people that can be accessed by many individuals.
But people can only access and process information where they’re authorised to do so and have a legitimate reason to do so. Any access of personal data that isn’t done so in accordance with important data legislation can be unlawful. We can represent victims who wish to take a case forward on a No Win, No Fee basis.
There has reportedly been an increase in South Gloucestershire Council data breach incidents when compared with previous statistics.
It’s understood that there were 184 security breaches last year, which was an increase of 46% from the previous year. Although this sounds like worrying news, the authority has reportedly confirmed that the increase is due to a greater awareness for reporting. With the introduction of GDPR last year, there have been huge increases in breaches being reported as knowledge of data laws and responsibilities has grown exponentially.
That being said, data breaches remain a serious problem, and when it comes to council data breach cases, the impact for the victims can be severe.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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