Compensation when information is shared without consent

Victims could be eligible to claim data breach compensation when information is shared without consent, and this can include the Virgin Media data leak.

In the Virgin Media data breach, some 900,000 people – mainly customers – had their personal details exposed. A marketing database had been left unsecured and was accessible online for a period of 10 months between April 2019 and February 2020. The exposed information was discovered by a third-party security researcher, and it was confirmed that at least one unknown third-party had also accessed the data during the breach period.

We are representing thousands of victims claiming compensation in the Virgin Media data breach group action. If you have yet to join the case, you can do so here now.

If your information is shared without consent…

If your information is shared without consent, like we saw in the Virgin Media data leak, this can constitute a breach of the GDPR. If a breach of the GDPR is established, the victim of such a data breach could then be entitled to claim compensation.

It really is as simple as that. And this is what we do as specialist data breach compensation experts. When people have been wronged due to the exposure or misuse of their private information, we can represent them for legal claims.

What do you claim for?

One of the common questions that can follow when people realise that they could be eligible to claim compensation is this: what exactly is it I am claiming for?

Well, the GDPR can entitle you, as the victim of a privacy breach, to claim compensation for any distress caused by the loss of control of your personal information. A claim for the distress is about how you have been made to feel when control over your private information, which you are allowed legal control over, has been lost. This can be incredibly distressing, and a claim can be based on the severity of the impact on you.

When we look to value a claim for data breach compensation, we can typically look at elements that include:

• The nature of the information exposed or misused;
• How much data is involved;
• Who it has been misused by, or exposed to;
• The personal impact on you, which can differ from person to person.

So, when information is shared without consent, you can lose your right to control over such information and that can then entitle you to claim for any distress you suffer from. You do not need to have lost any actual money or paid out any expenses to be able to claim, as you can just pursue damages for the distress alone.

The Virgin Media data breach group action

The Virgin Media data breach is an example of the impact that can occur when information is shared without consent. We represent thousands of people claiming now on a No Win, No Fee basis, and there is still time to join the group action for compensation now.

If you were one of the victims of this data breach, you can sign up for a claim for data breach compensation here now, quickly and easily.

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