{"id":4312,"date":"2020-03-25T07:30:34","date_gmt":"2020-03-25T07:30:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dataleaklawyers.co.uk\/blog\/?p=4312"},"modified":"2020-03-25T11:31:44","modified_gmt":"2020-03-25T11:31:44","slug":"council-ransomware-attacks-legal-advice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dataleaklawyers.co.uk\/blog\/council-ransomware-attacks-legal-advice","title":{"rendered":"Council ransomware attacks legal advice"},"content":{"rendered":"

Council ransomware attacks are on the rise given that ransomware, in general, is a rising problem, with many hackers targeting the public sector. It\u2019s important that victims know their rights when their information has been misused or exposed, and what we can do to help.<\/p>\n

No one should suffer in silence when their privacy rights are violated. Organisations that store and process our data – including councils and local authority agencies – must do all they can to uphold data protection laws. When they fail to do this, victims can be entitled to make a claim for data breach compensation<\/strong><\/a> with us on a No Win, No Fee basis.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s how we can help.<\/p>\n

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Claim compensation for council ransomware attacks<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Victims of council ransomware attacks can be entitled to make a claim for data breach compensation<\/strong><\/a> when their personal information is misused or exposed.<\/p>\n

If there was more that could, and should, have been done to safeguard data, victims can be entitled to make a legal case. We know that the public sector is an ongoing target for hackers because their systems aren\u2019t always as robust as others, due to funding constraints. We saw in 2017 the power that malicious software can do when older and more outdated systems are targeted, with the huge WannaCry incident that crippled the NHS<\/strong>.<\/a><\/p>\n

Councils and local authority agencies can also be a target because of the nature of the data that they store as well. One breach could lead to:<\/p>\n