Tag: Virgin Media data breach
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.
Worries over the Virgin Media data breach are real
We are now representing a large number of people for compensation claims, as many victims of this event have worries over the Virgin Media data breach.
Victims who pursue a claim for compensation can be entitled to receive damages for any distress caused by the loss of control of their personal information. If losses and expenses have also been incurred, these can be included too. However, you can just claim for the distress alone.
As a leading firm of data breach and consumer action lawyers, we are supporting victims of the breach now. Here is how we can help you.
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.
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.
Virgin Media compensation for unlawfully accessing personal data
A victim of a data breach could be entitled to claim compensation where there has been a case of unlawfully accessing personal data.
We consider that this applies in the case of the Virgin Media data breach. As a leading firm of consumer action and data breach compensation specialists, we have launched a No Win, No Fee legal action for the victims. We are encouraging anyone affected by the incident to sign-up for a legal case as soon as possible here.
Here is some brief guidance about the data breach and why we consider that there is a case for Virgin Media to answer.
The Virgin Media case: a breach of confidentiality
In our view, the Virgin Media data leak was a breach of confidentiality for the 900,000 people affected by the incident that was revealed earlier this year.
As a leading firm of data breach and consumer action lawyers, we believe that victims of the leak are entitled to claim compensation. As such, we have launched a No Win, No Fee legal action, and we will outline how this works below.
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.
