Category: Virgin Media Group Action
The downfall of Virgin Media? Trust in breached companies can fall
It is undoubtable that customer trust in breached companies can fall after a data incident, and telecoms giant Virgin Media is no exception.
Responsible for one of the most infamous and large-scale data breaches that came to light in 2020, Virgin Media hit the headlines when it was revealed that the information of 900,000 people, mostly customers, had been exposed for around 10 months after a database was left unsecured.
This infamy has brought about significant repercussions for the company; not only in the form of damning news coverage, but also by way of the legal action we have launched. We are a leading consumer rights and data compensation law firm taking action against Virgin Media, and you can join our group action now if you have been affected by this data leak and wish to claim compensation.
Advice about risks following the Virgin Media Data Breach
In response to the Virgin Media data breach, Your Lawyers has been offering affected customers advice about risks that may have been induced by the exposure of their personal information.
In March of last year, Virgin Media revealed that an error had led to the exposure of 900,000 people’s data, all of which was held in an insecure database for ten months before the issue was rectified.
While Virgin Media has assured victims that financial details and passwords were not compromised, phone numbers, email addresses and home addresses of customers were accessed at least once by an unauthorised, unknown third-party.
Make sure to join the Virgin Media Group Action before it is too late
Make sure that you join the Virgin Media Group Action as soon as you can. There may be some big developments taking place in 2021, and you do not want to miss your chance to claim.
There are plenty of good reasons to claim, and with our No Win, No Fee representation on offer, what have you got to lose?
As a leading firm of consumer action and data breach compensation experts, we are here to help. Starting your legal case is simple and easy with our website here, and as the representatives of thousands of clients in dozens of group and multi-party actions, we are well established to help you now.
Compensation claims for corporate data breach victims – Virgin Media
It is important for corporate data breach victims to make a compensation claim. In the case of the Virgin Media data breach, we are fighting for justice for a large group of victims on a No Win, No Fee basis.
Many victims may not know that they can even make a claim, or they may be scared to take on huge corporations. That’s where we can help – we know the distress and upset that can be caused when your personal information is involved in a data breach, which is why we take claims forward on a No Win, No Fee basis for eligible clients.
Corporate data breach victims, such as the 900,000 victims of the Virgin Media data breach, can be legally entitled to make compensation claims. When corporations breach data protection laws, it is your right to claim compensation and hold the corporation to account; to bring justice for yourself and for the other victims. By making compensation claims, you can also help to make sure that the company takes data breaches seriously in the hopes that they put systems in place to prevent further breaches as well.
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.
