Individual Data Breaches

At Keller Lenkner UK, our expert lawyers help people make successful individual data breach claims across a vast range of sectors.

Get justice following an individual data breach

If you are the victim of a data breach - often where you are the only person affected - your case might not make the headlines, but the experience can be devastating.

Our data breach solicitors have seen what can happen when sensitive information is not correctly looked after. Such privacy violations can have a disastrous emotional impact, often leading to family disputes, separation, employee/employer disputes and even job losses.

In most cases, personal data breaches are not caused by cybercriminals hacking huge organisations but by simple human mistakes. As a direct result of admin errors and poor data security processes, these privacy violations can cause considerable distress, upset, embarrassment and harm. As such, the consequences of these errors are often far-reaching, and you have a legal right to hold the guilty party to account.

At Keller Lenkner UK, our data protection lawyers are specialists in data breach law. So, we understand what it takes to make a successful data breach claim across a range of sectors.

IF YOU HAVE BEEN THE VICTIM OF A DATA BREACH, REGARDLESS OF THE TYPE OF ORGANISATION INVOLVED, WE CAN HELP.

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Why claim data breach compensation?

Hold organisations to account for failing to protect your private information.

Receive financial compensation for your losses.

Force organisations to implement better data security.

Typical data breach claims:

data has been inadvertently lost, hacked or leaked
an identity has been stolen to obtain credit cards fraudulently
personal data has been sent to a third party without permission
an organisation failed to maintain up-to-date, accurate information and this caused damage
personal information has been misused or mishandled.

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Cases we handle at Keller Lenkner UK

At Keller Lenkner UK, we make data breach compensation claims against organisations that have breached a whole range of personal data. The type of data protection cases we handle includes breaches of:

Business & Retail

Education & Employment

Financial

Health & Medical

Legal, Police & Criminal Justice

Political & Religious

Public Sector

Denise took part in a clinical trial when she was a student. Some years later, cybercriminals attacked the computer systems of the medical research company and published her personal and medical details online. Denise became very distressed due to the extremely sensitive and confidential information accessed (which included photographs and confidential medical records). We are helping Denise claim compensation for the distress and data privacy suffered because of this breach.

Denise's* clinical trial data breach

Mary & Ben adopted Sarah when she was a baby. They planned to tell Sarah about her adoption when she was older. However, her school sent documents referencing Sarah’s adoption to the wrong address. The information ended up with a neighbour who opened and read the documents before sharing Sarah’s adoption status with other people in the local community. Sarah subsequently found out that she was adopted, leading to considerable distress for her and her family. We are helping Mary and Ben to claim compensation for this shocking privacy violation.

Mary and Ben’s* adoption records data breach

Alisha is a respected political journalist. Because of the nature of her work, it is vital that she stays neutral and does not appear to support one party over another. However, when discussing with an MP on social media, the politician looked up her Party’s records and discovered that Alisha was a member. She then outed Alisha’s membership in the publicly viewable online conversation. Alisha feels that her impartial reputation has been damaged, and she believes that her future career progression has been jeopardised. We are helping Alisha claim compensation for the breach of her data privacy, and the potential impact on her livelihood.

Alisha’s* political affiliation data breach

Bill’s employer was approached by an individual purporting to be a police officer. The imposter asked to see Bill’s personal details. The employer handed these over without checking the identification of the person making the request. The man was not an officer, and once he had access to Bill’s details, he subjected him to a period of harassment and threats. Bill’s property was damaged, and he was extremely worried about the risk of physical harm. We are helping Bill to claim compensation for the breach of his privacy and the emotional distress suffered.

Bill’s* employment data breach claim

*Names have been changed to protect client confidentiality.

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Why use Keller Lenkner UK to make a claim?

We are one of the most experienced multi-claimant law firms in the UK.

We represent clients in group actions and individual cases with innovation, resources, and expertise.

We work with expert barristers to ensure you get the very best level of legal support available.

We have all the resources and global expertise necessary to take on complicated cases and win.

We have offices in Chancery Lane London, Birmingham and Liverpool, and the technology to provide a nationwide service, so we can help clients across England & Wales.

We use technology to deliver a better legal experience to our clients.

We work on a no-win, no-fee basis.

We make the process straightforward and hassle-free.

Your questions answered

See our answers to the FAQs we get asked about data breach claims.

What can you claim for?

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:

Financial loses

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.

Distress

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.

Loss of privacy

Your data has value, and organisations must be held to account if they fail to protect your right to data privacy or otherwise do not uphold your GDPR rights.

How to protect yourself following a data breach or cybercrime

Protect your finances following a data breach or cybercrime

Contact your bank or credit card provider immediately if your financial data has been exposed.
Check all bills and emails for goods or services you have not ordered.
Check your bank account for unfamiliar transactions.
Alert your bank or credit card provider immediately if there is any suspicious activity.
Monitor your credit score for any unexpected dips.
Call Credit, Experian and Equifax to ensure credit isn’t taken out in your name.
Never provide your PIN or full password to anyone (even someone claiming to be from your bank).
Never been pressured into moving money to another account for fraud reasons. A legitimate bank won’t ask you to do this.

Watch out for further attacks and attempts to extract additional information from you

Follow the security instructions provided by the organisation that breached your data.
Never automatically click on any suspicious links or downloads in emails or texts.
Don’t assume an email or phone call is authentic just because someone has your details.
Be careful who you trust – criminals often use scare tactics to try and trick you into revealing your security details.
Know that, even if you recognise a name or number, it might not be genuine.
Don’t be rushed or pressured into making a decision. A trustworthy organisation would never force you to make a financial transaction on the spot.
Never provide your full password, pin or security code to someone over the phone (or via message). If a bank believes a transaction has been fraudulent, they will not ask for this information to cancel the transaction.
Listen to your instincts and ask questions if something feels “off”.
Refuse requests for personal or financial information and stop discussions if you are at all unsure.
Contact your bank or financial service provider on a number you know and trust to check if a communication is genuine.
Be cautious of unsolicited communications that refer you to a web page asking for personal data.
Don’t accept friend requests from people you don’t know on social media.
Review your online privacy settings.
Report suspected fraud attempts to the police and Action Fraud.

Put some data protection best practices in place to stop the threat from escalating

Register with the Cifas protective registration service to slow down credit applications made in your name.
Change your passwords regularly and use a different password for every account (a password manager can help with this).
Protect your devices with up-to-date internet security software.

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Keller Lenkner UK has been shortlisted in three categories at the Modern Law Awards 2022. These categories are ‘Business Growth Award’, ‘Innovation of the Year’ and ‘Boutique Law Firm’. We have also been shortlisted for ‘Law Firm of the Year’ at the 2022 LexisNexis Legal Awards.

This follows our 2021 success where we were shortlisted in the ‘Independent Law Firm of the Year’ and ‘Strategic Legal Operations Team of the Year’ categories at The British Legal Awards, and the ‘Disputes Boutique Firm of the Year’ category at The Lawyer Awards.

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