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council data protection failures
August 30, 2022

Compensation for a university student data breach

You could be eligible to claim compensation for a university student data breach if you have been affected by this kind of incident and have suffered distress or any kind of loss.

The GDPR can entitle you to claim compensation for any impact on you that has been caused by the loss of control of your personal information. You do not have to have lost any money or paid out any expenses to claim but, if these are applicable factors, we can look to take them into account.

We are Your Lawyers – a leading firm of Data Leak Lawyers operating in England Wales. You can speak to our expert team here now for free, no-obligation advice about your legal rights to claim.

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pensions industry data breaches
August 22, 2022

Arden University Data Breach Compensation Action

We have agreed to take cases forward for a number of individuals who have approached us having been notified that they have been affected by the Arden University data breach.

Your Lawyers, as Leading Data Leak Lawyers representing thousands of people engaged in over 50 group and multi-party actions, often receive contact quickly after the notification of a breach has occurred. As we are open late in the evenings and over the weekends, we have been able to take a number of cases forward on a No Win, No Fee basis for those who have asked for our help.

If you have also received the important security notice from Arden University confirming that you are affected, please do not hesitate to contact us for free, no-obligation legal advice here now.

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exposed pension data
August 02, 2022

Unauthorised access to IT systems – claiming compensation

An unauthorised access to IT systems event can constitute a breach of the GDPR and can allow victims whose personal information has been misused and/or exposed to claim compensation.

Your Lawyers, as leading Data Leak Lawyers, represent thousands of clients for cases, many of which include those claiming damages for such unauthorised access events. As well as individual cases, we also represent thousands of victims engaged in Group Actions for unauthorised access event cases as well.

Our expert legal team is on hand to provide free, no-obligation legal advice here now.

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data compliance breach
July 29, 2022

Human errors and mistakes – data breach claims advice

Human errors and mistakes can be a core factor or an underlying reason as to how a data breach occurs and how information is subsequently misused and/or exposed.

Victims of such a breach can be entitled to claim data breach compensation on a No Win, No Fee basis. Your Lawyers, as leading Data Leek Lawyers, represent thousands of clients, many of whom are claiming damages arising from an incident that involves errors and mistakes.

You can speak to the team here now for free, no-obligation legal advice.

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disposal of sensitive
July 18, 2022

Advanced Cold-formed Sections data caught up in ransom attack

We have been notified of the Advanced Cold-formed Sections data breach where the company is understood to have been caught up in a ransomware attack.

Breach notification correspondence has been issued to people who may potentially be affected by this incident, and we have agreed to take legal action having been approached for help. Your Lawyers, as Leading Data Leak Lawyers, represent thousands of people just like you for claims of this nature. Victims could be entitled to claim on a No Win, No Fee basis now.

Please do not hesitate to speak to our team if you require advice here now.

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prevent data breaches
June 03, 2022

Impact of cyberattacks and claiming data breach compensation

The impact of cyberattacks can be substantial for the victims, which is why the law can entitle people who have lost control of their personal information to claim compensation.

We represent thousands of clients for legal cases as a leading Data Leak Law Firm, and we have recovered over £1m in damages for mostly individual clients to date. We offer No Win, No Fee legal representation for eligible clients, and you can obtain free, no-obligation advice here now.

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inappropriately accessing medical
May 31, 2022

Email data leaks at work – what can you do

You could be eligible to claim privacy breach compensation for email data leaks at work where your personal information has been misused or exposed.

If we think that the case you bring to us has prospects of being able to succeed, we can offer to represent you for a claim on a No Win, No Fee basis. When we work this way, the simple question to ask yourself is this: what have you got to lose?

We are Your Lawyers. We are Leading Data Leak Lawyers with a wealth of experience representing thousands of clients for cases. We are here to help you now.

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school
May 20, 2022

Student data breaches compensation claims

Victims of student data breaches can be entitled to pursue claims for privacy compensation, and we can represent eligible claimants on a No Win, No Fee basis.

Your Lawyers, as leading data leak lawyers, understand the impact that a data breach can have on the victim. Representing thousands of clients, and having recovered over £1m in data damages for mostly individual clients, we really do understand how badly privacy breaches can affect the victims.

This is why we do what we do: we are here to help you now, and our legal team is happy to provide free, no-obligation advice about data and privacy matters now.

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council data protection breach claim government data leaks
May 10, 2022

Increasing risk of cyber threats – victims claiming compensation

It is no secret that we live in a world of the increasing risk of cyber threats affecting us all, and it is vital that victims whose personal information has been exposed or misused know what to do.

We are Your Lawyers – The Data Leak Lawyers – and we specialise in representing people for privacy compensation cases. We have been doing so for almost a decade, which means that our experience makes us a leading firm in this niche and complex area of law. Our proven track record of having recovered over £1m in damages for mostly singular cases, representing thousands of clients right now, means that our clients benefit from real experience. This can help us to achieve data breach compensation pay-outs that are better for our clients, with our average standing at just over £6,000 per settled case in damages alone.

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Dr Thair Altaii
April 06, 2022

Aerial Direct data breach: two years on

We are now two years on since the discovery of the Aerial Direct data breach that resulted in personal information being exposed in an unauthorised access event.

Your Lawyers, as leading Data Leak Lawyers, represent thousands of claimants engaged in individual and group action cases. We have been doing so for way longer than many other firms out there, with our privacy claims work dating back to almost a decade.

We have already recovered over £1m in data breach damages for mostly individual data breach clients, all on a No Win, No Fee basis. If you need our help and advice, the team is here for you now.

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