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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.
We’ve launched our Virgin Media data breach compensation action having been contacted for help last night and today by customers affected by the incident.
We have taken legal cases forward on a No Win, No Fee basis for several of the 900,000 victims whose personal information had been left accessible online. We’re aware that at least one third-party has accessed the data that had been left unsecure from April 2019 until 28th February 2020 before a security researcher discovered the leak. It remains to be seen if customers’ information has been accessed by anyone with a malicious agenda.
If you have been affected by the data breach, you could be eligible to claim thousands of pounds in compensation on a No Win, No Fee basis.
With credit score company LOQBOX hacked, and personal information for victims exposed, what happens now and what can victims of the data breach do?
Firstly, it’s important to take steps to protect yourself if you’ve received confirmation that you’re affected by the data breach. You should contact your bank and follow their directions when it comes to securing your account and any compromised payment card data. In terms of login credentials, you should change these and change any you may have also used on other platforms. People need to be vigilant.
Finally, know your rights. As a leading firm of data breach compensation lawyers, you may be able to sign-up to make a claim for compensation with us. We’ve already been contacted by victims and taken cases forward and we’ve launched our legal action, and we may be able to help you too.
We have been contacted by victims of the LOQBOX data breach since Saturday, and we immediately offered No Win, No Fee agreements for the several victims that got in touch.
LOQBOX has been hacked and customers are being informed about the potential exposure of personal information. As accessible lawyers, we were open over the weekend from 9am to 5pm to help victims who were receiving breach notification emails, and we have taken compensation claims forward.
If you’ve been informed that you were a victim of the LOQBOX hack, we could represent you for a claim for compensation. As a leading firm of specialist data breach lawyers that are proudly representing people in over 30 different group and multi-party actions, with thousands of people coming to us for our expertise, we can help you.
As a leading data claims law firm, we can offer our valuable insight into GDPR breach compensation amounts, and what you may be entitled to receive.
The GDPR has paved the way for the UK’s data regulator, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), to now issue substantial financial penalties for breaches. The amounts can be in the millions: the intention to fine British Airways for their 2018 breaches has been set at a provisional £183m, which is a record-breaking amount.
But the money from fines isn’t designed to be used for compensation, and will normally go into the treasury. What we focus on is what the victims are entitled to through a GDPR claim for compensation.
News of the massive MGM data breach is yet another example of hackers successfully hitting the travel and tourism industry, and the fallout of this one is monumental.
First reported by ZDNet, it’s understood that the attack took place last summer, and that some of the former guests affected by the cyberattack have been notified. It’s understood that at least 10.6 million guests have been affected by the attack, although MGM has also admitted that there could be more.
This breach follows a string of infamous attacks involving the tourism industry in the last few years. The first GDPR Group Litigation Order (GLO) in England and Wales is for the 2018 British Airways data breaches, and both Marriott and Cathay Pacific have also been hit with attacks in recent years.
Victims of travel data breaches can be entitled to make a claim for compensation, and we can offer No Win, No Fee representation.
Data breaches, in general, are on the rise, and it has been reported that travel and holiday fraud matters are on the rise as well. Travellers – especially frequent ones – need to be careful and be wary of their information being misused or exposed as criminals target their valuable data.
With attacks against travel companies said to be on the rise, it’s important that we – as a leading firm of data compensation specialists – let you know about your rights.
We’re now proudly fighting for the rights of victims in over 30 different data breach group action and multi-party cases as an established, leading law firm that has been representing clients in data cases for many years.
With there being so many breaches taking place, it can be confusing for victims to know what to do and where to turn to, or whether they even have a case. Let us give you an expert overview as to how they work, when they can win, and how our expertise can help you.
We’ve been involved in large group action cases for almost a decade, with our first data action launched 5 years ago. With Steering Committee appointments for actions that range from the thousands to the tens of thousands, here’s what you need to know.
If you have yet to start your British Airways data breach claim, we have some very important advice and information about the BA Group Action and what you need to do.
In case you’re not aware, there was a huge hearing on 4th October 2019 where Mr Justice Warby formally gave the go-ahead for a Group Litigation Order (GLO). We have been fighting for the rights of those affected by the BA data breach, working tirelessly on a No Win, No Fee basis for our valued clients.
Now that a GLO has been formed, things are moving forward. There are deadlines to claim but, just as importantly, there are also more firms touting for cases. As a leading firm of data breach compensation experts for several years, it’s important that we address this.
If you want to know whether you were affected by the BA hack and whether you could be entitled to join the official British Airways compensation action, we can help.
The easiest way to know if your information has been exposed in the data breach is if you have received confirmation from the airline that you were affected. If you haven’t received confirmation from them, you should still check; especially if you used BA during the breach periods, which we will outline below.
If it has been confirmed that you have been affected by the attack, you may also be entitled to join the BA Group Action with a No Win, No Fee compensation claim.
As a leading, specialist data breach compensation law firm, we’re often in the news. Last week, we featured in the Mirror with regards to the final deadline for BA compensation cases to be submitted.
Making sure that victims know about the deadline to claim is an important part of the work that we do. We have been – and still are – involved in dozens of group actions, some of which (like the BA Group Action) have formed into a GLO. When a GLO (Group Litigation Order) is established, the court will normally enforce a deadline for people to join, and that’s what we have in the British Airways action.
People need to know that there’s a strict time limit in force to launch your claim, and there’s work that needs to be done to make sure that you hit the deadline.
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