Category: Virgin Media Group Action
Be wary of fraudsters posing as Virgin Media employees
If you are one of the 900,000 victims affected by the Virgin Media data breach, it is vital that you watch out for scams. You could be targeted by fraudsters posing as Virgin Media employees who are attempting to successfully scam you with cold calls and phishing emails.
The Virgin Media data breach affected 900,000 victims, with the majority being broadband and landline customers and a smaller percentage being Virgin Mobile customers. The breach was discovered by an independent security researcher TurgenSec who then informed Virgin Media. The telecoms giant has since stated the breach was a result of an ‘incorrectly configured’ database.
If you have been affected by this data breach, you could be eligible to make a compensation claim today for the distress caused by the loss of control of your personal information. You could also claim for financial losses incurred as a result of the breach, or from scams from fraudsters posing as Virgin Media employees if this has happened and it is linked directly to the breach event.
Join the Virgin Media consumer group action today
Were you one of the 900,000 victims of the Virgin Media data breach? If so, you could be eligible to start your claim today and join our consumer group action claim.
The majority of the 900,000 data breach victims are understood to be Virgin Media broadband and landline customers, with a smaller percentage being Virgin Mobile customers. If you have been contacted by Virgin Media to inform you that your sensitive data has been breached, you could be eligible to make a claim today.
You can start the process of joining the consumer group action claim quickly and easily here. It is No Win, No Fee for eligible clients, so what have you got to lose?
Make a data loss compensation claim for the Virgin Media data breach
If you have been affected by the Virgin Media data breach, you could be eligible to make a data loss compensation claim with us, Your Lawyers.
We have launched a Virgin Media Group Action claim, already representing a large number of victims of the data breach, and we are urging any other victims of the breach to come forward and join our claim now.
We have been fighting for justice for victims in data privacy actions and for data loss compensation claims since 2014. We have helped thousands of claimants recover millions in damages across a range of group actions and in individual legal cases. Our expert legal team is on hand to help you get the most out of your claim and access the justice that you deserve.
The GDPR and compensation claims for the Virgin Media data breach
Victims of the Virgin Media data breach are being urged to step forward and use the GDPR and compensation claims process before it is too late.
Your Lawyers has launched a Virgin Media Data Breach Group Action claim and is representing a large group of victims for the incident. We encourage anyone who has yet to sign-up for a legal case to join and use the GDPR and compensation claims process now to receive some form of justice for what they have endured.
The Virgin Media data breach stemmed from an ‘incorrectly configured’ database as a result of employee error, which left 900,000 victims’ data exposed online for a ten-month period. The data was made available between April 2019 and February 2020. After further investigation, it was found that the database had been accessed by an unknown third party at least once during this breach period.
Victims could claim data theft compensation for Virgin Media data breach
Now is the time to claim compensation for the Virgin Media data breach. If any information has ended up in the hands of criminals, claim data theft compensation with us today.
Victims of the Virgin Media data breach could be eligible to claim data theft compensation with us on a No Win, No Fee basis. You can claim anyway as part of the action but, if the information has been exposed to criminals and has, therefore, been stolen, we could factor this into a case.
Victims could be eligible to claim compensation even if they haven’t suffered any financial loss as a direct result of the breach. The loss of control of personal data, or having personal data stolen if that is the case, could be enough to make a claim.
Compensation for the victims of the Virgin Media data breach
Have you been affected by the Virgin Media data breach? Virgin Media could be set to pay out a potential £4.5 billion in compensation for the victims of the data breach if the action succeeds and everyone claims.
The breach affected over 900,000 people, mainly Virgin Media broadband and telephone landline customers, with some Virgin Mobile customers also affected. The breach occurred between April 2019 and February 2020, leaving victims’ sensitive information accessible online due to an ‘incorrectly configured’ database that stemmed from an employee error.
Further investigations have revealed that the sensitive data was accessed by an unknown third-party during the ten-month breach period, and it remains to be seen if the data has been used for malicious purposes.
A lack of data training can cause data breaches
A lack of data training can be a contributing factor to data breaches such as the Virgin Media data breach earlier this year. This article will look at the effect a lack of data training could have on such breaches and why such training is, therefore, very important.
The number of data breaches occurring has increased in recent years. According to the Cyber Security Breaches Survey 2020: Almost half of businesses (46%) and a quarter of charities (26%) report having cyber security breaches or attacks in the last 12 months. This shows how increasingly important it is for businesses to provide employees with proper data training so they can minimalise the risk of a data breach stemming from an employee error.
Training employees on data handling does not completely minimise the risk of a data breach, and there are still other factors to consider. This includes weak software that does not protect information and could allow cybercriminals to be able to easily hack into databases. Still, a lack of data training is often a significant issue for companies when it comes to data protection breaches.
Join the Virgin Media Data Breach Claim Today
Join the Virgin Media data breach claim action today with Your Lawyers. Each claimant could be eligible to claim up to £5,000 in compensation, which could total a huge £4.5 billion pay-out for Virgin Media.
The Virgin Media data breach affected over 900,000 people – if you are one of the victims affected, you could be eligible to make a claim with us today.
The Virgin Media data breach action is extremely important to hold Virgin Media responsible for their failures. Any data breach is unacceptable, but a breach of this size is shocking; especially from such a well-respected company.
When customers entrust their private information with any company, they expect their data to be safe. That is why it is so important to join the Virgin Media data breach claim now and hold them to account.
Legal advice for victims of the Virgin Media data breach
Here is some legal advice for victims of the Virgin Media data breach, so you can see what you could be entitled to claim for and how the legal action can work.
Victims could be entitled to make a claim for data breach compensation with us on a No Win, No Fee basis, and now is the time to sign-up if you have not done so already.
If you have received confirmation that you have been affected by the leak, you may be eligible to join the Virgin Media data breach compensation action that we have launched. It is looking likely that this will form into a formal Group Litigation Order (GLO) case with the court, which is why we are urging people to take action now.
Sign-up to claim now in the Virgin Media Data Breach Group Action
Have you been affected by the Virgin Media data breach? Sign-up to claim compensation in the Virgin Media Group Action now for the breach of your personal information.
Your Lawyers has launched a Group Action Claim for the data breach, and anyone affected can now sign-up to claim and be a part of it.
The Virgin Media data breach has involved over 900,000 people, mainly customers, with their personal information left exposed online for 10 months between April 2019 and February 2020. Virgin Media claim that the breach was down to an ‘incorrectly configured’ database resulting from an employee error. Investigations into the breach have revealed so far that the database was accessed by an unknown third-party at least once during the 10 months it was exposed. It is still unknown if the third-party will misuse the sensitive information involved.
