Second anniversary of the Virgin Media data breach revelations

This month marks the second anniversary of the news hitting the headlines that Virgin Media had suffered a major data leak, with breach notifications being sent to victims.

We were contacted right away by concerned victims. As we are open on most weekends, we were able to advise people immediately who had been receiving notifications on the Friday. Right away, our expert legal team knew that this was a major data breach that required us to launch a legal group action, and that is exactly what we did.

Now, as we mark the second anniversary of the news of the Virgin Media data breach, we have made significant progress for the thousands of clients that we act for. There is still time to claim at the time of this blog, but we urge you to start your claim for compensation as a matter of urgency.

The second anniversary of the Virgin Media data breach

The second anniversary of the Virgin Media data leak that we are marking is actually from the date that the matter came to light and hit the media headlines. This happened when the company started notifying people about what had happened and that their personal details might have been exposed.

The actual data breach period was from April 2019 to February 2020. An exposed database had been left open for access online during this period due to a configuration error, and at least one unknown third party is understood to have accessed the information during the breach period. With some 900,000 people affected, this is a major privacy breach that has caused victims to suffer from distress caused by the loss of control of their personal information.

Still time to claim: but act now

The second anniversary of a data breach can effectively mean that we are in the final 12 months until a potential three-year limitation period for certain types of damages may expire. Although in many cases it is possible to pursue a case within a six-year period, for personal injury damages, the three-year rule can apply. As such, you may not have long left to pursue certain damages, and it could be that the date may run from the start of the breach period in April 2019. This could mean just a few weeks left to start a case.

The thing with limitation periods is that they can be different for different people and can depend on certain circumstances. You need to seek proper legal advice to determine the dates that apply to you, but broadly speaking, know that we are potentially very close to time running out. We always recommend that people start a legal case as soon as they possibly can or you always risk missing out. We have had to turn away a lot of people in the past who missed key dates for claiming in actions, and some lost the chance to claim tens of thousands of pounds in damages.

There may even be court-imposed cut-off dates stopping you from joining an action as well.

There really is no reason to delay at all, and it is easy to get started and join the legal action for justice here now.

Start your claim for compensation now

There is no need to delay any further. You can join the thousands of other people already engaged in the compensation action and benefiting from our No Win, No Fee legal representation.

Start your claim for data breach compensation and join the Virgin Media Group Action here now.

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