Victims of restaurant cyberattacks could be eligible to pursue data privacy compensation on a No Win, No Fee basis with our leading team of solicitors now.
Read on for a little advice, or contact our team for free, no-obligation legal help about starting a claim here now.
Compensation claims for restaurant cyberattacks
There have been many restaurant cyberattacks that have taken place in recent years, as hackers specifically target the food industry because of the nature of the information that they could steal. A single cyberattack could expose sensitive customer details, including payment card information which hackers could then try to use to commit fraud and theft. For example, if payment card systems are affected by a breach, sensitive customer information could be at risk of misuse and exposure.
Anyone affected by restaurant cyberattacks could be eligible to pursue compensation if the organisation that has been hit by the hack failed to do enough to protect the information in their charge. For example, if the cybersecurity in place was inadequate, and that was the reason hackers were able to steal information, the organisation may be in breach of the GDPR. If a breach of the GDPR is established, that is when victims could be eligible to pursue claims for data breach compensation.
The best place to start to find out if you could be eligible for No Win, No Fee legal representation is to contact our leading team of experts for free, no-obligation legal advice here now.
Yum! – KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell cyberattacks
According to media reports, brands under the Yum! parent company – which include KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell – were reportedly involved in a ransomware attack recently. It is understood that company information was leaked and restaurants had to be shut down as a result of the hack.
It is understood that, in response to the incident, containment measures were deployed and some systems were taken offline, but it appears that information was exposed. One media source suggested that almost 300 restaurants in the UK alone were closed for a day as a result of the impact of the cyberattack, which serves to show the scale of how bad this incident was.
Given that company information was exposed, it was not clear at the time of the media reports whether any customer information was actually affected or was at risk at all. If any customer information has been misused or exposed, that is a serious matter that would need to be dealt with.
Claim for a breach of data privacy
You could be eligible to pursue damages for a breach of data privacy for any restaurant cyberattacks that have taken place, or for any other misuse or exposure of private information. Whilst the GDPR is there to govern best practices, policies and procedures for compliance, it can also be used by victims whose information has been misused or exposed to claim compensation.
The GDPR could entitle the victim of a breach of data privacy to recover damages for any distress that has been caused by the loss of control of personal information. Your claim could be worth thousands of pounds, and our average settlement for mostly individual cases is just over £6,000. As such, it is well worth your time pursuing a case.