Your Lawyers media coverage following launch of Virgin Media Group Action

Your Lawyers media coverage has been widespread since we launched our Group Action Claim against Virgin Media for their data breach affecting 900,000 people.

It is important for word to get out about these kinds of actions, so people know what to do in order to take action. Victims of the data breach could be entitled to claim up to £5,000.00 in damages, so it is important that people know their rights.

The Your Lawyers media coverage includes likes of The Daily Mail, Your Money and The Daily Express. Your Lawyers is appealing to anyone who has been informed by Virgin Media that their personal data was exposed, and we are urging victims to step forward and make a claim now.

About the breach

Virgin Media suffered a data breach that was discovered earlier this year and has been put down to an incorrectly configured database. The breach is estimated to have affected over 900,000 people, with personal data left accessible online for over 10 months. After initial investigations, the data was found to have been accessed by an unknown third-party at least once during the 10-month period.

The data included in the breach consisted of names, email addresses, phone numbers, dates of birth and, in some cases, details that linked customers to pornography and explicit websites. This information being exposed is particularly dangerous as it could lead to blackmail and extortion.

Virgin Media has claimed that the information in the database did not include any financial details, such as payment information and card numbers. However, this does not mean that people are not at risk of fraud and theft.

The Your Lawyers Group Action Claim

Your Lawyers is a leading law firm in data breaches and consumer actions, representing thousands of claimants across over 50 group and multi-party actions.

Your Lawyers has officially launched a Group Action Claim, giving Virgin Media just 4 weeks to agree to an Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR). It is expected that Virgin Media will not agree to the resolution terms, meaning Your Lawyers can then formally launch a Group Litigation Order (GLO).

With Virgin Media being given a 4-week deadline, it is essential for any victims of the breach to make their claim now and join the Group Action Claim.

In the Your Lawyers media coverage, Aman Johal, Director of Your Lawyers, said: “Our Group Action Claim against Virgin Media is now live, and I encourage anyone affected to sign up for representation now.’

To start your claim now, complete the forms on the main section of the website here.

More about the Your Lawyers media coverage

The Your Lawyers media coverage includes the Daily Mail confirming that Virgin Media could face £4.5 BILLION compensation pay out if it doesn’t admit responsibility. Further, the Daily Express highlighted that individuals may be owed £5,000.00 from Virgin Media.

Your Lawyers has said that claimants could be entitled to up to £5,000.00 each, if their data was exposed, which could result in a £4.5 billion bill for Virgin Media.

Your Lawyers has represented victims in some of the most severe data breaches to have taken place, including in other recent group actions like the British Airways data breach case. We were appointed on the Steering Committee for the first GDPR GLO proceedings in England and Wales for the British Airways Group Action.

Start your claim for compensation now on the main section of our website here.

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