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.
Due to the private and, in some cases, sensitive nature of the information that was made accessible, it is possible that a number of victims could be subject to scams arising from the Virgin Media data breach.
The main thing to look for is phishing, which is often a scam email or phone call where the sender/caller may pretend to be an ‘official’ company to get further details from you. From the information already available, it is likely that a scammer may pretend to be from Virgin Media themselves and ask that you ‘verify your bank details’, or some other personal information. The scammers may also know details of your contract, so it is important to double-check the sender/caller to get to the bottom of exactly who it is you are speaking with or liaising with.
This kind of thing happened a lot in the wake of the 2015 TalkTalk cyberattack that we represent clients for as well.
Another form of possible scams arising from the Virgin Media data breach could be where information that has been stolen or exposed in other attacks is combined with that which has been exposed in this data breach. Criminals could then try to commit fraud or identity theft, which can cause a serious degree of problems for the victims.
If you have been contacted by Virgin Media to inform you that your data has been exposed online and left unprotected for 10 months, you could be eligible to claim compensation today.
Victims could be entitled to claim compensation for the distress caused by loss of personal information and losses and expenses, if applicable, which could include money lost from theft and fraud if any such incidents take place.
If you have been a victim of theft or fraud leading from scams arising from the Virgin Media data breach, get in touch today as you could be entitled to claim compensation.
If you are eligible to claim as part of the Virgin Media data breach group action, we are able to provide you with No Win, No Fee representation because we are confident we can succeed with the case.
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First published by Author on October 14, 2020
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