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Legal advice for victims of the Virgin Media data breach
Here is some legal advice for victims of the Virgin Media data breach, so you can see what you could be entitled to claim for and how the legal action can work.
Victims could be entitled to make a claim for data breach compensation with us on a No Win, No Fee basis, and now is the time to sign-up if you have not done so already.
If you have received confirmation that you have been affected by the leak, you may be eligible to join the Virgin Media data breach compensation action that we have launched. It is looking likely that this will form into a formal Group Litigation Order (GLO) case with the court, which is why we are urging people to take action now.
Sign-up to claim now in the Virgin Media Data Breach Group Action
Have you been affected by the Virgin Media data breach? Sign-up to claim compensation in the Virgin Media Group Action now for the breach of your personal information.
Your Lawyers has launched a Group Action Claim for the data breach, and anyone affected can now sign-up to claim and be a part of it.
The Virgin Media data breach has involved over 900,000 people, mainly customers, with their personal information left exposed online for 10 months between April 2019 and February 2020. Virgin Media claim that the breach was down to an ‘incorrectly configured’ database resulting from an employee error. Investigations into the breach have revealed so far that the database was accessed by an unknown third-party at least once during the 10 months it was exposed. It is still unknown if the third-party will misuse the sensitive information involved.
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.
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.
Virgin Media leak and claiming exposed database compensation
You could be eligible to make an exposed database compensation claim if you are one of the 900,000 victims of the leak event that was revealed earlier this year.
As a leading firm of data breach compensation and consumer action lawyers, we are representing clients now for cases on a No Win, No Fee basis. If you have yet to start your claim, you can do so quickly and easily here now. For a little more guidance and information, here is some useful things to know about how a case for this works.
We will answer key questions as follows: what do we mean when we talk about an exposed database compensation claim? When you launch a legal case, what are you actually claiming for? If you have been affected, where do you need to go for help?
Virgin Media event was an avoidable human error data leak
In some ways, the Virgin Media privacy breach that affected some 900,000 people has been classed as a human error data leak.
The reason for this is that the information was exposed due to a database being accessible online that was left unsecured. At some point, it was someone’s responsibility to secure that database, and they ultimately failed to do so.
However, there is much more to it than that. It is not as simple as classifying something as a “human error” and leaving it at that. What we do, as a leading firm of data breach compensation experts, is look beyond the human element. What we look at are the underlying causes.
GDPR compensation claims for Virgin Media victims
Victims of the Virgin Media data leak could be entitled to pursue GDPR compensation claims with our specialist team on a No Win, No Fee basis.
Those affected by this incident could be entitled to receive thousands of pounds in damages as this was a serious breach that has affected hundreds of thousands of victims. It was preventable and we consider that the GDPR has been breached, and this can allow the victims to receive damages.
Here is how we can help you and how you can join our compensation action for justice now.
Why claim data breach compensation for the Virgin Media leak?
You may be wondering: why claim data breach compensation? What is the point? Will it lead to anything? What good can come of it?
Importantly, the law can mean that you are entitled to receive compensation – so, why would you not use the law when it is there to serve you? Further, a great deal can come of it and, by pursuing a legal case, there is a huge amount of good that you could help to bring about as well.
Given the number of reasons there really are, we think it is less of a case of why claim data breach compensation, and more a case of why not?
Fraud compensation for victims of the Virgin Media data breach
You could be eligible to make a fraud compensation claim with us on a No Win, No Fee basis if you are a victim of the Virgin Media data leak that was revealed earlier this year.
Here is some guidance about what it means to make a claim for compensation for this, what you need to do, and how we can help you.
Data breaches like this one are serious. The risks for victims whose personal data has been exposed can be severe. These events are not to be taken lightly, and it is important that victims have a voice for justice and can claim the compensation that they may be legally entitled to receive. It is our job, as a law firm, to be the voice for justice for the victims.
