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British Airways data breach
September 24, 2018

British Airways cyber hack: disaster waiting to happen

The British Airways cyber hack was a disaster waiting to happen for a number of reasons. We’ve launched legal action on the basis this was a preventable incident.

You can read more about our legal action and your rights to claim for data breach compensation here.

A number of high-profile hacks took place in the lead up to the British Airways cyber hack. These, together with the GDPR that came into force in May this year were clear warnings that, not only would attacks happen, but they can be costly.

How British Airways still managed to fall victim to the attack despite the warnings is concerning.

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equifax data breach
September 21, 2018

Equifax data breach fine: maximum penalty issued

The Equifax data breach fine from the ICO is the maximum amount that can be issued under the pre-GDPR rules. We welcome the decision.

Last year, we initiated our legal action against Equifax for victims of their mega breach. We’re now representing a number of individuals affected by the breach. If you have yet to join our Claimant Group, please contact us as soon as you can. It’s not too late.

The fine issued by the ICO (Information Commissioner’s Office) is the maximum allowed under the former rules before GDPR came into force. However, the fine does not account for the compensation that we’re pursuing for people.

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Flagship Group cyberattack
September 20, 2018

Newegg data breach compensation advice

We’re launching legal action for Newegg data breach compensation. The tech company has been hit with a malware injection that’s believed to have been skimming payment card data for over a month.

Yesterday, Newegg announced that they’d discovered malware on one of their servers, and that a number of their customers may be at risk from their payment card data being exposed. Newegg are said to be contacting affected customers, and anyone in England and Wales who has been affected can contact us for help.

The full extent of the data breach has yet to be revealed, but we’re launching our Newegg data breach compensation action immediately given the nature of the breach.

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calls
September 19, 2018

British Airways complaints and compensation

British Airways complaints have understandably risen in the aftermath of the massive payment card data breach, but what about compensation?

If you have a legitimate complaint with regards to the service a company has provided to you, you can be entitled to some form of remedy. This especially applies where you are at a loss as a result of the complaint.

In terms of British Airways complaints over the recent data breach, we understand that the advice they have given is to contact your bank. We have launched a compensation action, so you can instruct us directly to recover any compensation you are due.

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worries
September 18, 2018

Worries for travellers in aftermath of BA cyber hack

There are understandable worries for travellers in the aftermath of the BA cyber hack, and recent study figures suggest people are getting more nervous.

Recent research indicated that as many as 65% of business travellers aren’t confident that their data is secure when they go abroad, and that relates to the data they carry. With the recent BA cyber hack compromising 380,000 payment cards, how can we be sure that our data is in safe hands with anyone?

People should be very worried. This was a monumental breach that has led to the full card numbers, expiry dates and security (CVV) codes of payment cards being exposed, and it’s sparked what may be one of the biggest data breach actions in the UK.

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shortage of cybersecurity specialists
September 12, 2018

Code use in British Airways cyber attack identified

It’s understood that the code used in the British Airways cyber attack that compromised the payment data for 380,000 has been found.

A cyber security firm has reportedly identified the malicious code that was injected into the British Airways site that led to the massive data breach that we’ve initiated legal action for. As previously suspected, the code reportedly acts like a digital form of “skimming” where information entered into payment forms is copied and stolen.

The revelation means we’re one step close to uncovering how the biggest data hack of the new GDPR era was committed as we fight for compensation for victims of the attack.

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data breach fraud
September 10, 2018

BA data theft compensation action launched

We’ve launched our compensation action for the BA data theft that was revealed last week; affecting as many as 380,000 customers around the world.

We’re already fighting in over 20 different data breach compensation actions, and we’ve initiated an action for the BA data theft on behalf of victims who have approached us for help.

This is a monumental breach that could see the UK airliner hit with a £500m fine for breaching GDPR that came into force in May this year. Victims of the data theft are entitled to join our action for compensation now in addition to any fines and penalties issued for breaches of the law. read more

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