Make a sensitive data breach claim for the Virgin Media data breach

As a result of the Virgin Media data breach, approximately 900,000 victims had sensitive data exposed to unauthorised access. The avoidable error made by the telecommunications giant unfortunately made the victims vulnerable to potential data misuse. We believe that the data breach incident represents a clear breach of data protection law, and each affected victim could be entitled to make a sensitive data breach claim.

When we disclose our data to a third-party, we implicitly trust that it will be kept safely out of the hands of unauthorised users. The GDPR is designed to protect us to this effect but, unfortunately, some data controllers still fail to recognise that data protection is still an absolute necessity for their business.

In our Virgin Media group action, we hope to hold the company accountable for what we believe to be their negligence and send a message to other companies that data breaches will not be tolerated. If you were affected, you can sign up online today to join the fight for justice.

Why is personal data sensitive?

If you were affected by the Virgin Media data breach, you may have experienced some degree of stress or worry in the aftermath. However, beyond the distress felt at a breach of personal privacy, some people are not always aware of the concrete risks of cybercrime that they face in the aftermath of a data breach.

The potential risks of a data breach could include:

• identity fraud;
• scam calls;
• phishing emails;
• data being held to ransom;
• theft/ financial fraud.

Because, for some, their contact details have been exposed, those Virgin Media victims could be particularly at risk of scam calls and phishing emails. Criminals could attempt to extract further personal data from their targets, typically for the purposes of fraud. This risk factor could be accounted for in your sensitive data breach claim.

Making a sensitive data breach claim

When we bring your Virgin Media claim, we can take account of the distress that you have suffered, as well as any financial losses or expenses you have incurred as a result, as the law can entitle victims to claim damages for both of these factors. If you have experienced any financial losses as a result of the Virgin Media data breach, we would expect that they have resulted from scams resulting in fraud, but it may be that many victims claim for distress only.

Making a sensitive data breach claim in a group action is not just about recovering compensation. It is also a way of punishing companies for their negligence of data protection law, and dissuading them from acting in the same way in future.

Join our Virgin Media group action

Your Lawyers is an expert consumer action law firm with vast experience in data breach claims and group actions. We are currently sitting on the Steering Committee for the Group Litigation Order against British Airways, meaning we are playing a key role in holding the airline to account for its 2018 data breaches.

If you make a sensitive data breach claim in our Virgin Media group action, we will be happy to offer you No Win, No Fee representation, meaning we can write off our legal fees if your claim is unsuccessful, subject to the terms and conditions agreed.

Simply use our online form to confirm your eligibility and start your claim today.

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