Workplace cyberattack compensation claims advice

You could be eligible to pursue a workplace cyberattack compensation claim, and we may be able to represent you for a legal case on a No Win, No Fee basis.

As a leading firm of Data Leak Lawyers, we are used to representing people in employment data breach cases. The level of distress that can be suffered in this kind of incident can be significant, given the nature of the information that your employer will hold for you. You have rights, and the GDPR can entitle you to recover compensation. We may have to represent you for a case, so make sure to speak to our team for free, no-obligation legal advice here now.

Can you claim workplace cyberattack compensation?

You could be entitled to pursue damages in a workplace cyberattack compensation case where your personal information has been misused or exposed as a result of this kind of event. As with any organisation, your employer has an important duty to protect the personal information they store and process. When this comes to information about employees, that can be particularly personal and sensitive data, including contact information, banking information for salaries, and sensitive medical and domestic data for workplace support.

There can also be sensitive documents such as passports and driving licence images for identification, as well as official HMRC documents for tax purposes.

Cybercriminals do target the human resource information for companies to steal personal and sensitive information that they can then use to commit fraud and theft with. It is important that any organisation deploys robust cybersecurity measures to prevent this kind of thing from happening. Any poor approach that leads to a breach of the GDPR could lead to a workplace cyberattack compensation case being successful.

What you need to secure justice for a data protection breach at work in the UK

When it comes to a data protection breach at work in the UK, you could be eligible to pursue damages, and we may be able to represent you for a case on a No Win, No Fee basis. We will normally assess workplace cyberattack compensation claims by answering one key question: was there more that could – and should – have been done to have prevented the incident? If the answer to this question is “yes” then we can argue that your employer has been negligent in the duty of the care they have for your personal information. Such negligence can amount to a breach of the GDPR and can entitle you to recover damages.

Typically, most people will recover compensation for any distress that has been suffered due to the loss of control of personal information. You do not have to have suffered any actual financial losses or incurred any expenses to pursue a case, but these can be considered if they are applicable. In most cases, you are claiming for the distress alone and, generally speaking, the more you suffer, the more the claim could be worth. The significance of distress can also be linked to factors such as the nature of the information involved and how badly you have been affected.

Make sure to speak to our team for free, no-obligation legal advice here now.

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We have been working in this niche and complex area of law for a lot longer than many of the other firms out there, which is how we are able to proudly state that we are a leading firm in the field of data breach claiming. Our first group action that involved privacy breaches dates back to 2014 and, to date, we have recovered over £1m in damages for mostly individual clients so far.

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