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September 11, 2024

Claiming Data Breach Compensation: How to Make a Bank Data Breach Claim with The Data Leak Lawyers

This article explains how to make a bank data breach claim and how The Data Leak Lawyers can help you secure the compensation you deserve.

In today’s digital era, data breaches are a growing concern, especially for financial institutions like banks that hold vast amounts of sensitive information. If you have been a victim of a bank data breach, you may be entitled to significant compensation.

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August 13, 2024

Claiming Compensation for Banking Data Breach Claims with The Data Leak Lawyers

This article can guide you through the process of making a banking data breach claim and highlights the importance of addressing issues such as employees leaking confidential information.

In an era where digital transactions are the norm, banking data breaches have become a significant concern. Such breaches can lead to unauthorised access to your financial information, resulting in potential fraud, identity theft, and emotional distress.

At The Data Leak Lawyers, we specialise in helping victims of banking data breaches claim the compensation they deserve.

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October 25, 2022

Compensation if your financial data has been compromised

You could be entitled to claim compensation if your financial data has been compromised, even if you have not lost any money as a result of the incident.

The GDPR can entitle you to claim compensation for the distress that you have suffered from and we, as Leading Data Leak Lawyers, may be able to represent you for a case on a No Win, No Fee basis.

Our team is proud to provide free, no-obligation legal assessments for potential compensation cases – all you need to do is contact us here now.

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July 16, 2021

Banks reportedly prevented £45m of fraud in 2020

Recent coverage has revealed that action taken by bank employees and police prevented some £45m of fraud in 2020, saving customers from the loss of an average of almost £6,000 each. The figure is a testament to the success of the Banking Protocol scheme that encourages banks and the police to work together to protect consumers.

However, the huge £45m sum is also a sign of the scale of fraud in the UK. As leading, specialists in data protection law, we believe that the link between data breaches and fraud is a problem that needs to be addressed. When a third-party organisation fails to protect your personal information, it may be leaked into the hands of cybercriminals, who may attempt to steal from you via various kinds of manipulative scams.

We believe that it is essential that all data controllers are held to account when they fail to observe their legal duties. We have helped thousands of consumers to recover the compensation that they deserve, so we encourage any data breach victims to come forward for free, no-obligation advice on their potential claims.

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August 05, 2020

Compensation for identity theft from a data breach

Victims could be eligible to claim compensation for identity theft that has arisen from a data breach, data leak or a cyberattack event, and we can offer No Win, No Fee representation.

Data breach compensation pay-outs for legal cases like this can account for any financial losses incurred, but they can also account for the distress you suffer as well. It can be incredibly worrying for your information to be in the hands of criminals, and the law can entitle you to receive compensation for the distress you suffer from the loss of control of your private information.

This means that, even if you lost nothing or had your money returned, you could still be eligible for a claim.

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October 16, 2019

Compensation for a financial information data breach

We can offer No Win, No Fee representation for victims who claim compensation for a financial information data breach with us.

Although we often talk about claiming for the distress of a breach, those who lose money can be entitled to recover what has been lost as well. This is in addition to the distress for the fact that the breach has happened in the first place.

With the number of cyber incidents in the financial services sector said to be increasing, this is an important area for us to offer our expert advice and services for.

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May 06, 2019

Rising funds transfer fraud incidents

Data suggests that there’s been a rise of funds transfer fraud (FTF) in the UK, and with real-time and faster payment processes commonplace these days, we’re not surprised.

Incidents of funds transfer fraud can be linked with data breaches as well. Whether it’s a bank or financial institution that’s hacked – the Tesco data breach being one example – or a scam that’s linked to a data breach, we have to ask the question: what more could have been done, and who’s responsible?

It can only take a little bit of information in the wrong hands to do some serious damage. People have fallen victim to scams that are directly related to big data breach incidents. A rise in FTF is a concern.

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April 29, 2019

Banking data breach compensation advice

We may be able to offer you a No Win, No Fee arrangement for a banking data breach compensation claim.

The risks of falling victim to a banking data breach are obvious. With so much ease of access to our finances, it can be simple for hackers and criminals to exploit the ease of access to steal money directly from accounts.

Although you have a duty to ensure that you’re vigilant to avoid giving information to hackers, there are ways criminal can get hold of information and use it against you. If your information has been leaked, breached or hacked, you may be eligible to make a claim for data breach compensation if a bank is responsible.

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April 23, 2019

Rising financial services data breach incidents

There are rising financial services data breach incidents, according to the number of reports that have been made to the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).

In 2018, it’s understood that the number of data breaches that had been reported to the FCA had increased by a monumental 480%.

With May 2018 seeing the introduction of the new GDPR rules, punishments that can be issued for data incidents can amount to millions. On top of that, victims can be entitled to make a claim for compensation. Financial services data breach compensation amounts can be high, depending on the nature and severity of the incident.

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November 07, 2018

Tesco data breach leads to £16.4m fine

The massive November 2016 Tesco data breach has led to a ground-breaking fine issued in the sum of £16.4m.

The fine has been issued by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). It’s understood that this is the first time that the FCA has issued a fine for an online fraud incident.

The level of the fine is thought to reflect the severity of the Tesco data breach. This was an avoidable incident that arose from Tesco’s lax security. The incident led to customers of Tesco Bank losing millions of pounds in stolen funds.

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