Risks of scammers claiming to work for Virgin Media

The risks of scammers claiming to work for Virgin Media and contacting people who were affected by the data breach event that was discovered in early 2020 could be significant.

The information of some 900,000 people was left exposed online for a period of 10 months. During that period, at least one unknown third party is understood to have accessed the database. As such, the risks are real.

If you have yet to start your Virgin Media data breach compensation claim, check to find out if you still can by completing a few forms on our website here now.

Risks of scammers claiming to work for Virgin Media

There can be risks of scammers claiming to work as agents of Virgin media who could make contact with those who were affected by the data leak that was uncovered at the start of 2020. There was enough information in the data exposure event for the 900,000 people affected that could allow fraudsters to contact them and try to pass themselves off as legitimate agents of the company.

Scammers claiming to work for Virgin Media could even contact victims and claim that they are speaking to them about the data breach itself, and how they can help. They can deploy clever tactics to convince people that they are the real deal when, ultimately, it is about them trying to either push you to disclose information to them or provide them with access to computers or bank accounts.

Anyone who is contacted by scammers claiming to work for Virgin Media may have absolutely no idea that that is what is happening. If that is the case, they could easily fall for a scam.

These issues do happen

The infamous TalkTalk cyberattack that took place in 2015 was one of the greatest examples of how, after a breach, scammers were contacting people and claiming to be from the company. We helped people in the situation where scammers knew enough information about them and their accounts to be able to convince them that they were actually trying to help them with real complaints and issues that people had.

One of the tricks deployed was to get a customer to allow them to access their computers so they could try to resolve an ongoing real issue. They then told them that they would issue compensation and asked the customer to check their online bank accounts. What the customers did not realise is that the scammers were still logged into the computers when the customer was checking their account to see if they had been compensated. Unfortunately, fraudsters were then able to steal money from people in various ways.

Find out if you can still claim now

We are several years on from the start of the Virgin Media data breach compensation action that we launched. We represent thousands of people for claims on a No Win, No Fee basis, and you may still be in time to pursue a case and join the action.

The best thing to do is to complete a few forms on our website here now to find out if you are still in time to pursue your case. Given that we are working on a No Win, No Fee basis, what do you have to lose in starting a case?

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