{"id":120,"date":"2020-04-16T11:09:10","date_gmt":"2020-04-16T10:09:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.virginmediadatabreach.co.uk\/news\/?p=120"},"modified":"2020-04-16T11:09:10","modified_gmt":"2020-04-16T10:09:10","slug":"distress-claims-for-the-virgin-media-data-breach-compensation-action","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.virginmediadatabreach.co.uk\/news\/distress-claims-for-the-virgin-media-data-breach-compensation-action","title":{"rendered":"Distress claims for the Virgin Media data breach compensation action"},"content":{"rendered":"

With our recent successful media campaign<\/strong><\/a> confirming that the total estimated pay-out for the Virgin Media compensation action could hit \u00a34.5bn, here\u2019s some information about the distress claims victims could make.<\/p>\n

In most cases, compensation for the distress caused by the loss of control of personal information may be the primary basis of the case. How do we calculate this and what could people be entitled to claim for?<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s some guidance for you.<\/p>\n

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About distress claims for the Virgin Media data breach<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The 900,000 victims of the Virgin Media data breach could be entitled to claim compensation, and the primary basis for the cases could be for distress claims.<\/p>\n

The GDPR allows victims of a data breach to be able to receive compensation for the distress caused by the loss of control of their personal information. When data is misused or exposed, we lose control over who we want to have knowledge of that information. This can cause distress and that\u2019s what people can make a claim for.<\/p>\n

In addition, customers could also be eligible to receive compensation for any losses and expenses incurred too.<\/p>\n

How we calculate pay-outs<\/strong><\/h3>\n

We can calculate the distress claims for Virgin Media data breach victims by looking at the individual factors of a case. As it\u2019s early days, it\u2019s hard to say for certain how the final pay-outs may be calculated. When it comes to general data protection cases, we can look at:<\/p>\n