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Are data breaches inevitable?
With the seemingly large amount of recent data breaches and cases of hackers accessing private information, you may be wondering: are data breaches inevitable?
This article will briefly explore exactly how preventable data breaches can be.
A recent example of a serious data breach is the Virgin Media Data breach which affected 900,000 victims. The victims had their personal data exposed online for a ten-month period between April 2019 and 28th February 2020, with at least one unknown third-party accessing the information during the breach period. This breach stemmed from an ‘incorrectly configured’ database as a result of employee error.
Considering this case, are data breaches inevitable when simple errors take place? The breach could have been prevented if the employee had correctly configured the database, so the answer appears to be a resounding yes.
Virgin Media data breach compensation amounts
Victims of the Virgin Media data breach could be eligible to claim up to £5,000 in data breach compensation amounts.
The Virgin Media breach is prime an example of a sizeable and well-respected company not taking data security seriously, in our view. The number of people involved in the breach is shocking, and the only way to hold Virgin Media to account is if victims claim compensation and hold the company to account for their actions. This is also the way in which victims can seek the justice that they deserve.
We are currently taking claims forward for victims of the Virgin Media data breach and are encouraging anyone affected to join our claim. We already represent a large number of victims and we are ready to help you. We have years of experience dealing with data breach claims and actions, and we have helped thousands of victims claim millions in damages across all of our multi-party and group action cases.
Virgin Media incident and how you can claim for a human error data breach
When an incident occurs, it is often termed as a “human error data breach”, and this term has been applied to the Virgin Media data leak uncovered earlier this year.
Human error data breaches occur regularly and can cause a great deal of harm, which is why they are important to highlight. It is vital to know that you can claim compensation for a human error data breach, and we will explain this here today.
Data breaches of any nature can be extremely serious, putting individuals at risk by exposing their highly sensitive personal data. The General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) is in place to protect individual’s data and ensure organisations face serious consequences for causing a breach. The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) can investigate the circumstances of each breach and place fines on organisations, relevant to the seriousness of the breach.
Make a data loss compensation claim for the Virgin Media data breach
If you have been affected by the Virgin Media data breach, you could be eligible to make a data loss compensation claim with us, Your Lawyers.
We have launched a Virgin Media Group Action claim, already representing a large number of victims of the data breach, and we are urging any other victims of the breach to come forward and join our claim now.
We have been fighting for justice for victims in data privacy actions and for data loss compensation claims since 2014. We have helped thousands of claimants recover millions in damages across a range of group actions and in individual legal cases. Our expert legal team is on hand to help you get the most out of your claim and access the justice that you deserve.
The GDPR and compensation claims for the Virgin Media data breach
Victims of the Virgin Media data breach are being urged to step forward and use the GDPR and compensation claims process before it is too late.
Your Lawyers has launched a Virgin Media Data Breach Group Action claim and is representing a large group of victims for the incident. We encourage anyone who has yet to sign-up for a legal case to join and use the GDPR and compensation claims process now to receive some form of justice for what they have endured.
The Virgin Media data breach stemmed from an ‘incorrectly configured’ database as a result of employee error, which left 900,000 victims’ data exposed online for a ten-month period. The data was made available between April 2019 and February 2020. After further investigation, it was found that the database had been accessed by an unknown third party at least once during this breach period.
A lack of data training can cause data breaches
A lack of data training can be a contributing factor to data breaches such as the Virgin Media data breach earlier this year. This article will look at the effect a lack of data training could have on such breaches and why such training is, therefore, very important.
The number of data breaches occurring has increased in recent years. According to the Cyber Security Breaches Survey 2020: Almost half of businesses (46%) and a quarter of charities (26%) report having cyber security breaches or attacks in the last 12 months. This shows how increasingly important it is for businesses to provide employees with proper data training so they can minimalise the risk of a data breach stemming from an employee error.
Training employees on data handling does not completely minimise the risk of a data breach, and there are still other factors to consider. This includes weak software that does not protect information and could allow cybercriminals to be able to easily hack into databases. Still, a lack of data training is often a significant issue for companies when it comes to data protection breaches.
Join the Virgin Media Data Breach Claim Today
Join the Virgin Media data breach claim action today with Your Lawyers. Each claimant could be eligible to claim up to £5,000 in compensation, which could total a huge £4.5 billion pay-out for Virgin Media.
The Virgin Media data breach affected over 900,000 people – if you are one of the victims affected, you could be eligible to make a claim with us today.
The Virgin Media data breach action is extremely important to hold Virgin Media responsible for their failures. Any data breach is unacceptable, but a breach of this size is shocking; especially from such a well-respected company.
When customers entrust their private information with any company, they expect their data to be safe. That is why it is so important to join the Virgin Media data breach claim now and hold them to account.
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.
Warnings for customers of Virgin Media
It is important for us to issue warnings for customers of the Virgin Media data breach, as they could be at risk of harm and fraud following their details being exposed.
It has already been reported that a number of members of the public have been targeted by scammers, and it may be that criminals are using information from the data breach to assist them. Whilst we cannot know for sure, it is important for people to be vigilant, and warnings for customers who could be at risk of being targeted are important to issue.
There have been recent reports of people receiving numerous calls from people claiming to be calling from Virgin Media themselves and asking for sensitive information.
Deadline to Claim for the Virgin Media Data Breach
The deadline to claim for the Virgin Media data breach, that affected over 900,000 people, may be fast approaching.
Now is the time to sign-up to join the Virgin Media Group Action with Your Lawyers – that’s us – as a leading firm of consumer action and data breach lawyers. We offer No Win, No Fee legal representation, and you could be entitled to claim thousands of pounds in damages.
The Virgin Media data breach left 900,000 people’s personal information exposed online for a period of 10 months between April 2019 and February 2020. The breach stemmed from an ‘incorrectly configured database’ resulting from what has been deemed as an employee error. This issue was identified by security researcher TurgenSec.
