Modern governance and the delivery of public services requires the sharing of a wide range of our sensitive information. But a reliance on unsecured legacy software and a lack of preparation for dealing with cyber-attacks has made the sector vulnerable.
What’s more, as well as being lucrative to hackers, the public sector is also struggling to train its staff and put robust data management practices in place. So, when it comes to local and national government services, human error remains the leading cause of breaches. And people across the country are left paying the price.
IF YOU HAVE BEEN A VICTIM OF A PUBLIC SECTOR DATA BREACH, WE CAN HELP YOU MAKE A NO-WIN, NO-FEE CLAIM FOR COMPENSATION.
In August 2019, over 750 annual benefit statements were sent to the wrong postal addresses. These statements were for police officers of Sussex Police.
Equiniti, a company that provides support, communications and technology platforms to help manage company pensions, was responsible for distributing these statements.
Hackney Council was sit by a serious cyberattack that affected most of its services. If you think you may have lost data in this incident, contact Keller Lenkner and we will help you to investigate that loss.
In 2019, The Police Federation of England and Wales (PFEW) suffered a severe data breach following a ransomware cyber-attack hit the PFEW headquarters. Around 120,000 current and former officers are affected.
Data breach violations are rarely out of the news. And should your personal information be compromised in a data protection failure, it is vital that you understand the options available to you
The DVLA data breach does not relate to one particular privacy violation but many. Indeed, the DVLA has reported almost 200 breach notifications to the UK’s data protection regulator – the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) – over the past year. That’s according to a recent Freedom of Information request. The request was made by Apricorn, a secure storage vendor in a bid to assess the effectiveness of data security measures in the public sector.
When news of this breach broke, the Police Federation told victims of this data breach that they did not have a claim. At Keller Lenkner, we disagreed with the assessment and started a test case against Equiniti.
Thousands of victims of crime have been compromised in the Greater Manchester Police data breach. Find out what you can do if your data was involved.
The Police Federation of England and Wales (PFEW) has admitted that it suffered a severe data breach across a number of its databases. This data
In August 2019, over 750 pension benefit statements, meant for officers of Sussex Police, were sent to the wrong postal addresses. Equiniti, a company that
While each case is judged on its own merits, there are some things we would typically look for when it comes to when claiming compensation following a data breach, cybercrime or other GDPR violation:
With stolen data, cybercriminals can make purchases using your bank and credit cards, apply for credit in your name, set up fraudulent bank accounts and access your existing online accounts.
GDPR failures, cybercrime and data breaches can have a significant impact on you, both mentally and physically. They can cause or exacerbate anxiety, stress and other psychological conditions.
