Virgin Media: claiming in data breach group actions

Claiming in data breach group actions is an important way to access justice if you have been affected by a large-scale issue or incident, and the Virgin Media leak is one such action.

It can allow for many people to be able to claim together efficiently, and we are currently representing thousands of the people affected by the Virgin Media data leak in this way.

You can check if you still have time to claim and are eligible by completing a few forms here now.

How do data breach group actions work?

Generally speaking, data breach group actions are a method for many people – thousands, hundreds of thousands, or even millions – to come together to claim in one efficient set of court proceedings. This is a preferable way of working as it can ensure that all the similar and “like” issues are dealt with as one. This is better than issuing all the cases separately in their local courts.

Claims can still be assessed for damages on their individual merits, but common issues like general liability can be dealt with together. This style of claim is also known as a Class Action, often in the US.

About the Virgin Media data leak action

Our Virgin Media case is one of the many data breach group actions that Your Lawyers – leading consumer action and privacy experts – is fighting for justice in. We represent thousands of clients claiming in the Virgin Media action alone, and they may all be eligible to claim thousands of pounds in damages for distress.

We are confident that there is a case to answer. Ultimately, the exposed database should not have been exposed in the first place, nor should it have been allowed to linger exposed for almost 10 months. We know that at least one unknown third party accessed the information, so exposure has taken place.

We have previously been asked by the media how much victims could be entitled to receive in damages. Although we cannot know for certain for each case right now, we put some initial estimations in the region of £5,000.

Do not miss out on the chance to claim!

Most data breach group actions come with various time-frames in which people have to claim, and falling foul of just one of them could prevent you from being able to secure any compensation at all.

For data cases, they can often arise at the three-year and six-year point from the data breach occurring. In some cases, this can be interpreted as from the date of knowledge of an incident, but this is very much open for debate right now. Compensation for privacy matters remains in its infancy in terms of pursuing cases, so the risk of an opponent raising a defence over a time-frame can be significant. There can also be court-imposed deadlines, and it is worth remembering that we are now over two years on from when this breach was first discovered. However, in this case, the information exposure commenced from April 2019, which is now over three years ago.

Really, there is no need to delay at all. As we are able to offer No Win, No Fee legal representation for eligible clients, no one should be leaving it too late to claim.

You may still be eligible to claim. You can start the process by completing a few simple forms here now.

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