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equifax data breach
October 22, 2018

About your Equifax data breach claim

Want to know more about your Equifax data breach claim? Need more info about the action we launched last year? Unsure if you’ll win your case?

Importantly, if you were affected by the Equifax data breach, you should be able to join our action. You can read more about the legal action we launched last year here.

In terms of more about how the claim works, you can visit the claim information page here. We have already launched the legal action, bit it’s not too late to join if you haven’t signed-up already. We’re confident we can win the case as well.

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Have I Been Pwned
October 10, 2018

More on how the British Airways data hack was preventable

We’ve said a few times now that the British Airways data hack was preventable. That’s why we launched our legal action for justice last month.

There are a number of reasons as to how it could have been prevented. Aside from the motivator of GDPR that should have triggered a mind-set of change, there were other warning sings too. The Ticketmaster data breach – carried out by the same attackers – sent a clear warning that, arguably, British Airways failed to take heed of. Before the British Airways data hack, we wrote about the targeting of payment systems and how we were just seeing the tip of the iceberg.

But there was also another major warning sign that British Airways appeared to not act on as well.

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October 05, 2018

Advice about the Equifax ICO fine and compensation

The Equifax ICO fine was welcome news, although victims may need clarity on their rights for compensation as well as understanding the fine itself.

The Equifax ICO fine was the maximum allowed under the rules that came before the GDPR. Had the incident have occurred in the post-GDPR era, Equifax could have faced fines amounting to millions.

The fine itself is separate to any compensation claim a victim is entitled to make. We launched our legal action last year and it’s not too late to join if you’ve yet to sign-up. Read on for more information about how the fine was issued as well as victims’ rights to compensation.

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October 04, 2018

Compensation for Newegg data leak victims

You can claim compensation as a victim of the Newegg data leak. This was a preventable breach in our view, and we can represent you for a legal case.

If you have been affected by the leak that took place between 14th August 2018 and 18th September 2018, we can help if you’re based in England or Wales. This was a ‘digital skim’ attack in the same style as the British Airways and Ticketmaster attacks we’re representing victims for. The same hackers are understood to be behind all three attacks.

In our view, the Newegg data leak was preventable. That’s why we ‘reoffering No Win, No Fee representation for eligible victims

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October 03, 2018

Compensation for British Airways Fraud risks

Compensation for British Airways fraud risks forms as part of the legal action we’ve launched following the recent breach.

In the first half of 2018 alone, some £500m has already been stolen from Britons by fraudsters. The risks victims of data breaches are at after an incident can be monumental. The victims of the British Airways data breach have been at an immediate risk of fraud for several weeks. Full card numbers and personal information was hacked in the incident.

Victims can claim compensation for British Airways fraud risks, and claim for any money lost through fraud as well.

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Home Office data breaches government data breach leak
October 02, 2018

How Equifax data breach UK compensation works

Want to know how the Equifax data breach UK compensation works? Don’t ignore your rights just because their parent company is a US one!

Victims in the UK can claim for Equifax data breach compensation within the jurisdiction we operate in, which is England and Wales. We understand how there may be some confusion over whether a UK data breach victim can claim against a US company, but your claim should be with the UK arm.

For information about our Equifax data breach compensation action launched last year, click here. For more information about your rights to claim in the UK, read on.

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Airport
October 01, 2018

British Airways cyber breach was not the first of its kind

The British Airways cyber breach was not the first of its kind in the travel sector, nor was it the first breach British Airways have suffered themselves.

The travel sector is a popular target for criminals to hit as there’s a wealth of information that can be stolen; and money to steal as well. This fact alone ought to have been enough of a warning for British Airways to take more care of their customers’ information, yet they were still hacked (again).

We’ve launched a legal action for victims who want to claim compensation as a result of the British Airways cyber breach. you can find out more information about the legal case here.

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September 27, 2018

British Airways GDPR fine and victim compensation

The British Airways GDPR fine could be as large as £500m, with several more millions on top of that to be paid to victims in compensation.

We’ve launched our British Airways compensation action, and you can read more about your rights to claim here.

In terms of a fine, the new GDPR rules mean that a company responsible for a data breach is fined £17m or 4% of the company’s global annual turnover. The potential £500m figure has been based on the estimations of turnover, given how huge British Airways is.

Is this a feasible fine, and what about victims and their rights to compensation? How much could you receive?

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British Airways Data Leak
September 26, 2018

British Airways data leak compensation action

We’re approaching the three-week mark since news broke about the massive British Airways data leak. Our compensation action has already been launched.

READ MORE ABOUT THE BRITISH AIRWAYS COMPENSATION ACTION HERE

Victims of the British Airways data leak have been left angry and disappointed, and with good reason. One of the reasons we’ve launched a No Win, No Fee compensation action is because we believe this leak was entirely preventable.

From the leak itself to the “bizarre” responses reported from affected customers, this is 2018’s big data scandal.

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easyJet data breach
September 25, 2018

British Airways complaints and compensation

British Airway complaints and compensation is one of the big issues in the data world right now. We’ve launched our legal action after the massive breach affecting some 380,000 people.

The legal action we’ve launched on behalf of a number of victims of the breach we represent goes way beyond the rising British Airways complaints and compensation promises. We’re aware victims have had difficulty in getting in touch with British Airways for help, and their FAQ page suggests victims contact their banks. They’ve also assured that no customer will be left out-of-pocket, but there’s more to it than that.

Victims are being urged to sign-up for compensation with us as soon as they can.

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