Worried about a data breach? Here’s what to do

If you are worried about a data breach, there are several steps you can take to protect yourself, and there are steps you can take with the law on your side to seek some form of justice for what you have gone through.

The GDPR is the key data protection legislation in the UK that is not just there to govern good practice and management for data being processed and stored, it is also there to serve as punishment if a breach occurs. Whilst the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) can issue monetary penalties, this money is not designed to then filter down to anybody who has been directly impacted by a data breach. Instead, what a victim can do is pursue their own private claim for compensation, and we may be able to represent you on a No Win, No Fee basis.

When it comes to the Virgin Media data leak, you can find out if you are still in time to pursue a claim by completing a few forms on our website here now.

Action you can take when worried about a data breach

If you are worried about a data breach that you have been affected by, know that there is action that you can take and that the law is on your side to support you.

Firstly, any organisation involved in a data breach will normally provide you with advice about certain precautions that you can take. These can be simple things, such as changing your passwords and making sure to use unique passwords for different accounts, and checking your banking accounts and credit scores regularly. These can be more applicable to cyberattacks, but they can be positive steps to take when you know that your information has been exposed.

If you are worried about a data breach and the impact on you, although we may not be able to reverse what has been done, we could take action for you. The GDPR can entitle the victim of a data breach to pursue compensation for any distress that has been caused by the loss of control of personal information. This distress claim can include the worry about the impact of a data breach, whether in real terms or hypothetically. Pursuing a claim for compensation is the way in which you can access some form of justice for what has happened to you.

The Virgin Media data leak group action

Our Virgin Media data leak group action consists of thousands of people who are pursuing claims on a No Win, No Fee basis. We are seeking damages for distress caused by the loss of control of personal information for those who were affected by the data leak that emerged in early 2020.

In this incident, a database was left exposed online for a period of 10 months and we know that it was accessed by at least one unknown third party during that time. In our view, this is a clear breach of the GDPR and those who are a part of the group action that we have launched could then be entitled to seek justice for what has happened.

Check if you are still in time to claim now

As we said above, if you are worried about a data breach, you can take action by claiming GDPR compensation, and we may be able to represent you for a case on a No Win, No Fee basis.

You may still be in time to join thousands of others who are pursuing their Virgin Media data leak claim as part of our group action for justice. Find out if you are still in time to claim by starting the process here now as soon as you can.

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