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Compensation for the victims of the Virgin Media data breach
Have you been affected by the Virgin Media data breach? Virgin Media could be set to pay out a potential £4.5 billion in compensation for the victims of the data breach if the action succeeds and everyone claims.
The breach affected over 900,000 people, mainly Virgin Media broadband and telephone landline customers, with some Virgin Mobile customers also affected. The breach occurred between April 2019 and February 2020, leaving victims’ sensitive information accessible online due to an ‘incorrectly configured’ database that stemmed from an employee error.
Further investigations have revealed that the sensitive data was accessed by an unknown third-party during the ten-month breach period, and it remains to be seen if the data has been used for malicious purposes.
Join the Virgin Media Data Breach Claim Today
Join the Virgin Media data breach claim action today with Your Lawyers. Each claimant could be eligible to claim up to £5,000 in compensation, which could total a huge £4.5 billion pay-out for Virgin Media.
The Virgin Media data breach affected over 900,000 people – if you are one of the victims affected, you could be eligible to make a claim with us today.
The Virgin Media data breach action is extremely important to hold Virgin Media responsible for their failures. Any data breach is unacceptable, but a breach of this size is shocking; especially from such a well-respected company.
When customers entrust their private information with any company, they expect their data to be safe. That is why it is so important to join the Virgin Media data breach claim now and hold them to account.
Deadline to Claim for the Virgin Media Data Breach
The deadline to claim for the Virgin Media data breach, that affected over 900,000 people, may be fast approaching.
Now is the time to sign-up to join the Virgin Media Group Action with Your Lawyers – that’s us – as a leading firm of consumer action and data breach lawyers. We offer No Win, No Fee legal representation, and you could be entitled to claim thousands of pounds in damages.
The Virgin Media data breach left 900,000 people’s personal information exposed online for a period of 10 months between April 2019 and February 2020. The breach stemmed from an ‘incorrectly configured database’ resulting from what has been deemed as an employee error. This issue was identified by security researcher TurgenSec.
Your Lawyers launch Virgin Media Group Action for data breach victims
Your Lawyers has officially launched its Virgin Media Group Action which could lead to a total pay-out of up to £4.5bn for the 900,000 victims affected by the data breach.
Announcing the significant development in the legal action for compensation this week, Lawyer and Director, Mr Aman Johal, said:
‘Your Lawyers will hold Virgin Media to account for this avoidable breach of private information, and we will do everything possible to ensure justice for the victims prevails. The door is open for victims to join the action, and now is the time to act.’
News of the latest step toward compensation has gained widespread media coverage, and Your Lawyers has seen a huge surge in new sign-ups. Anyone affected is encouraged to join the legal action now.
Scams arising from the Virgin Media data breach
Scams arising from the Virgin Media data breach that affected around 900,000 victims, when personal information was left exposed online between April 2019 and 28th February 2020, could be serious
The information accessible included names, email addresses, telephone numbers and information about individual contracts, in some cases. Virgin Media said that the breach was a result of an ‘employee error’ and an ‘incorrectly configured’ database, and it was security researchers at TurgenSec that found the problem and alerted Virgin Media about the data breach.
Following investigations, it seems that the unsecured data has been accessed by an unknown third party at least once over the 10-month breach period. As the third party has not been identified, it may be the case that the data has been accessed by cyber criminals. This could leave the over 900,000 victims vulnerable to cyber-attacks and scams.
Who are Your Lawyers and what do we do?
We are Your Lawyers – a leading firm of UK data breach compensation and consumer action experts. We represent thousands of clients for legal cases, including against Virgin Media.
If you don’t know much about us and you want to know more about who we are, here is some useful information for you. We will answer key questions as follows: Who are Your Lawyers? What is it that we do? What is it about us that makes us experts in this complex and niche area of emerging law?
Compensation for Virgin Media cybersecurity data breaches
Victims of cybersecurity data breaches can be entitled, by law, to receive compensation, and this applies for the 900,000 victims of the recent Virgin Media event.
If we think that there is a case to answer, we can represent victims for legal cases on a No Win, No Fee basis. This means that our clients can benefit from the protection that we can offer in the event that a claim does not succeed. As a leading firm of data breach and consumer action lawyers, we think that this is really important.
If you have been affected by the Virgin Media data breach, read on for some guidance about how we may be able to help you today.
Is Virgin Media liable for the data breach?
If you feel unsure about whether Virgin Media is liable for the data breach, and this is stopping you from starting your case, there is no need to wait.
We are confident that we can succeed with the case which is why we are working for people on a No Win, No Fee basis. Given the circumstances of this breach, we believe that there is enough evidence to hold them liable to compensate victims, which is why we are pursuing our compensation action.
Here is why, and how we can help you today. You can get started with a legal case here now.
Virgin Media cyber leak compensation
Victims of the Virgin Media data breach discovered earlier this year could be eligible to claim cyber leak compensation with us on a No Win, No Fee basis.
Here is some brief guidance about the data leak, what you could claim for, and how to get started today. We have launched our action for justice, and we continue to take cases forward for those affected, and we may be able to help you too.
We are a leading firm of data breach and consumer action lawyers that have launched over 50 group and multi-party cases, representing thousands of clients. We have considerable experience and a long history fighting for justice in this niche and complex area of law.
Human error data breaches: the Virgin Media case
Human error data breaches are incredibly common. When it comes to how we approach this factor in an action like the Virgin Media legal cases that we have launched, we look at systemic failures.
In short, people can claim compensation where the cause of a data breach is triggered by a so-called human error. There are usually organisational failures to consider, especially in this case when information was left exposed for a period of 10 months.
The law can mean that the negligence of an employee can fall on to the organisation in any event, so people can still claim.
