Data breach teams and the protection of personal data

While many companies assure customers that they take data protection very seriously, these promises are beginning to seem empty as more and more data breaches occur. Data breach teams, whether they are IT experts or simply nominated employees, have a duty to protect personal information through good procedures and appropriate cybersecurity, and they must also know how to respond when a data breach does occur.

It only adds insult to injury for the victims when a company flounders in the wake of a data breach.

When data breach teams prove to be unfit for purpose, it is often customers or consumers who pay the price. Virgin Media lost the trust of consumers after exposing their personal data, and we believe that the company must be held accountable for its actions. We have launched a group action in order to recover compensation for the victims, and you can start your claim today if you were affected.

Data breach teams at businesses and organisations

Data breach teams have the responsibility of upholding strong data protection within their organisations. If companies fail to safeguard personal information effectively or fail to process it for valid purposes, they could be found to be in breach of the GDPR, the main data protection law in the UK and across Europe right now.

The implementation and consistent management of cybersecurity defences is a key requirement of all data breach teams. Where employees lack sufficient expertise, they may need to outsource their cybersecurity provisions or ask specialists for advice.

Regardless of the makeup of a data protection team, they cannot shirk the duties they owe to the members, employees, or customers of their organisation.

Claiming for the Virgin Media data breach

Unfortunately, we believe that those in charge of data protection at Virgin Media were not rigorous enough in their data protection procedures. Having failed to notice that a marketing database had been left exposed until ten months had passed, it would appear that the data protection team and IT specialists at Virgin Media were not monitoring their systems either regularly or carefully enough in our view.

As such, we saw fit to launch a group action in response, aiming to recover compensation for victims of the Virgin Media data breach. Victims could claim for both the distress that they have suffered from and for any losses or expenses that they have incurred, or both.

Join our group action today

When data breach teams fail in their responsibilities, our own dedicated data breach claims team has the specialist knowledge to seek justice for the victims. We have been representing clients in data privacy matters since 2014, and our experience has led us to sit on Steering Committees for significant group actions.

We currently sit on the Steering Committee for the action against British Airways, which is the first GDPR Group Litigation Order in England and Wales.

Our skills and experience in data breach claims mean you can trust us to fight for the justice you deserve as a victim of the Virgin Media data breach. For eligible clients, we are able to offer No Win, No Fee representation meaning that, subject to your compliance with the terms of our agreement, we can write off our legal fees in the event your claim does not succeed.

Head to our online form to start your claim today.

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