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We focus on the latest news surrounding data breaches, leaks and hacks plus daily internet security articles.
Deleting information can be done by request or in-line with how data processors will store and use information. But what about intentionally erasing information that shouldn’t have been erased?
Although we’d like to think that this kind of thing wouldn’t happen, it does. Sometimes, organisations or the people working for them may opt to try and avoid the fallout of a problem by erasing information; i.e. ‘getting rid of the evidence’. This is wrong, and victims should know their rights when something like this happens.
As a leading firm of consumer action and data breach compensation lawyers, we represent victims for this kind of case. Here’s how we may be able to help you.
We already believed that the risk of further public sector and government data breach incidents was significant, but a recent review has drawn similar conclusions.
Many of the thousands of clients that we represent have had information exposed or misused by a public sector body. In the wake of the recent New Year’s Honours data breach that we’re pursuing damages for, a review has concluded that the risk of further breaches is “significant”.
This doesn’t come as a surprise to us, and we can explain why. Many are labelled as just “human error” incidents, but there can be so much more to it than that.
When all is said and done, the true cost of a data breach is worth avoiding for organisations as much as it should be recognised that they have a duty to protect people’s information.
It’s important that organisations are punished when they break the law, and it’s important that victims can access the justice that they deserve. That’s why we, as a leading consumer action and data breach compensation law firm, specialise in this complex and niche area of law. People have the right to seek justice and we can represent you on a No Win, No Fee basis for a legal case.
When you look at just how much it can cost to organisations financially, as well as to victims emotionally, it’s clear to see why avoiding a data breach is important.
As leading data lawyers, here’s some guidance for how to claim GDPR compensation as a victim of a breach, leak, hack, or as part of a group action.
We can briefly look at how you can make a claim and when you could be entitled to compensation, as well as what you can make a claim for. As specialist consumer action lawyers, we can also look at GDPR compensation for group and multi-party actions too.
We’re here to help. Read on for more information.
No one is above important data protection legislation. Victims can be eligible to make a Home Office data breach compensation claim when information is leaked, exposed, or misused, and we can help.
It’s important to know that there’s no hiding from important data protection laws. It applies to all, and this includes public sector bodies and government departments. With a recent spate of hundreds of Home Office data breach reported in the media, it’s important that victims understand their rights.
We’re here to help. If we can represent you for a compensation claim, we can offer No Win, No Fee representation.
The Watford Community Housing data breach is a particularly sensitive incident, and victims can be entitled to make a claim for compensation with us on a No Win, No fee basis.
According to the WCH website, an email was sent on the 23rd March 2020 that contained the personal details for several of its customers. They say that this was a “human error” incident and that the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has been informed about the incident, as well as reporting the matter to their regulator.
Here’s how we can help you and what you need to do as a victim of the breach to get the right legal advice and help that you need. As a leading firm of data breach law specialists, we’re here for you.
Victims of a data breach could be entitled to claim GDPR compensation for distress. When it comes to how much you could receive and how to claim, we’re here for you.
The law can entitle a victim of a data breach to receive compensation for any distress and loss caused. A recent court ruling has made it possible to claim for simply being the victim of a breach as well.
As a leading firm of data breach compensation experts, we offer No Win, No Fee representation for people who wish to make a claim with us. Although we have decades of experience in fighting for victims’ rights for claims in general, we’ve been specifically representing data breach clients for over five years. Our experience speaks for itself as this is a great deal longer than most other firms, which is why we’re known experts in this complex and niche area of law.
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.
You can be entitled to claim compensation for a security breach, and we can offer No Win, No Fee representation for victims who put their trust in us.
As a leading firm that specialises in data breach compensation law, thousands of people have been coming to us for our expert help for years. We launched our first group legal case back in 2015 when data compensation was an emerging area of law, and many of the dozens of actions that we now help people for involve security breaches. In fact, the first GDPR Group Litigation Order (GLO) that we’re on the Steering Committee for – the BA Group Action – stemmed from a security breach.
Victims can contact our team for free, no-obligation advice about their options for compensation.
News of incidents appear in the media all the time, and when it involves an organisation you may interact with, the first question people often ask is: has my data been breached?
Well, it isn’t always easy to tell right away. In some cases, organisations that have reportedly been hit by a cyberattack stay silent for some time before they speak out about it. Some are slow to advise people about what has happened which has led to criticism; Equifax being a classic example of this.
Organisations have a responsibility to inform their customers and clients if their information has been misused or exposed. But with speed being an issue, and some cases involving issues where it’s hard to know for sure who has been breached, people need to be wary.
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