Virgin Media and them being liable for a data breach claim

We believe that Virgin Media is liable for a data breach claim for anybody who pursues one as part of our group action, where we represent thousands of people on a No Win, No Fee basis.

We believe that there has been a clear breach of the GDPR, and that Virgin Media has been negligent in the duty of care that they had for the 900,000 people whose information was left exposed. We are committed in our fight for justice to make sure that our clients can access the compensation we believe they deserve, and we will leave no stone unturned in our efforts to do this.

If you have not yet started your claim and joined our group action, find out if you are still in time to do so by completing a few forms on our website here now.

Is Virgin Media liable for a data breach claim?

In our view, Virgin Media is liable for a data breach claim for anyone who was affected by the 2020 information leak incident. In this incident, some 900,000 people had their information left exposed online for a considerable period of time: for almost 10 months between April 2019 and February 2020. This exposure occurred due to the incorrect configuration of a database which, in our view, is a completely avoidable event and has arisen from negligence.

The fact that it was not identified that the information had been exposed for 10 months, and it was only identified by a third-party security researcher, further shows that Virgin Media should be liable for a data breach claim for anybody who brings one, having been affected by this incident.

Our group action for justice

Because we believe that Virgin Media is liable for a data breach claim for anybody who was affected by the information exposure event, we have launched a group action for justice. We represent thousands of people and have agreed to do so on a No Win, No Fee basis, because we are confident that we will be able to bring the claims to a successful conclusion. We believe they will be able to pursue them and recover damages for our clients.

We are at quite an advanced stage with our group action given how long ago this information exposure event took place. As is common in these kinds of group cases, the defendants will try to stop any settlements and will try to defend its position as much as they can. However, despite this, we are more than confident that we will be able to succeed in establishing that Virgin Media has been negligent and has been in breach of the GDPR.

Find out if you are still eligible to pursue a case

It is important to remember that this information exposure event took place a number of years ago, so we are at an advanced stage with our clients’ cases, as we said above. There can be several deadlines to pursue a claim, and people need to make sure they do not miss any expiration periods which could stop them from being able to bring a claim at all. As more time goes on, the risks that you miss out on a deadline can increase.

The best thing to do if you have not yet started a claim is to find out if you are still eligible to pursue a case by completing a few forms on our simple website here now. We can vet your circumstances and let you know if you are still able to join our No Win, No Fee compensation action.

Given that we are working on a No Win, No Fee, the simple question to ask yourself is this: what do you have to lose?

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