Confidential information was leaked in the Virgin Media data breach

One of the primary reasons that we’re able to take action for victims of the Virgin Media data breach is because confidential information was exposed.

When a data breach like this happens, the victims can be entitled to claim compensation. The law can allow you to receive damages for the loss of control of your private information, and that’s what we have launched our action for. If applicable, claims for losses and expenses can also be included too.

As a leading firm of consumer action and data breach compensation lawyers, here’s how we can help you.

What confidential information was exposed?

The Virgin Media data breach resulted in a large volume of information being exposed for almost a million people. It was a considerable incident, and we’ve a launched compensation action for victims affected.

Exposed data included:

• Full names;
• Email addresses;
• Contact telephone numbers;
• Contractual information.

For the latter, some of the contractual data exposed was incredibly confidential information. We’re aware that some of it can link some customers to explicit websites, and this may affect over 1,000 of the 900,000 victims of the data breach. Whether this is the case for you or not, you can still be eligible to launch a compensation case as a victim of the incident in any event.

What does this mean for a claim?

When we take a case or an action forward, one of our first considerations is the nature of the data that has been misused or exposed. Generally speaking, the more data and the more sensitive it is that’s involved, the greater a case can be. As such, when it comes to breaches of confidential information, we know that the impact for the victims can be severe.

How we measure the extent of information being confidential can depend on the circumstances and how it can be used. In this case, the exposed data could be exploited by criminals who may pose as Virgin Media and contact victims to convince them to hand over more data. People could also fall victim to fraud events as well. We know this can happen because we have seen it happen in previous breaches we’re involved with, like the TalkTalk incident from 2015.

In the Virgin Media case, we know that at least one unknown third-party is understood to have accessed the data that was left unsecure. With confidential information now possibly in the hands of someone who may want to use it for malicious purposes, there’s every reason to be concerned.

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