Ardagh
In February 2022, nine months after the security breach, Ardagh wrote to employees to warn them that their personal information might have been exposed in the attack.
A data breach refers to any situation where data has been put at risk. A data hack happens when criminals break into an organisation’s systems to steal information.
The impact of a data hack can be devastating. But despite this, cybercriminals are still getting away with billions of pounds worth of records each year.
To make matters worse, this information is often used to commit further crimes against victims of the initial breach. So it’s no wonder that people commonly suffer emotional anguish, anxiety and stress after a data hack.
At Keller Lenkner UK, our data breach lawyers help people to make successful data hacking claims to compensate for their loss and distress. Where enough people come forward, we do this by launching a group action case.
START A NO-WIN, NO-FEE DATA HACKING CLAIM WITH OUR EXPERIENCED CYBERCRIME LAWYERS.
In February 2022, nine months after the security breach, Ardagh wrote to employees to warn them that their personal information might have been exposed in the attack.
In 2020, over 100 educational, charitable, and third-sector organisations had their data stolen following a breach at Blackbaud.
The Dixons Carphone Warehouse data breach resulted in 10 million customer records being accessed from Currys PC World and Dixons Travel stores.
In 2020, EasyJet admitted that, as well as the personal details of nine million customers, over 2,000 passengers had their credit card details accessed by hackers.
In 2017, poor security processes at Equifax led to a huge data breach. The ICO has since fined Equifax £500,000 and people who have been affected by the breach can register to make a compensation claim.
In February 2022, Greencore wrote to employees to warn them that their personal information might have been exposed. The stolen information relates to current and former Greencore employees
The Maze ransomware group attacked the computer systems of Hammersmith Medicines Research (HMR) – a company which performs early clinical trials of drugs and vaccines. The criminal group had previously promised not to attack medical organisations during the coronavirus outbreak.
The Labour Party has experienced a data breach. Keller Lenkner UK can help victims to claim compensation for this data protection failure.
LinkedIn has suffered a massive data breach affecting 700 million people. In total, 92% of LinkedIn users are reportedly affected by this breach. The stolen data includes salary information.
A document management firm used by UK medical clinics and hospitals has experienced a cyberattack. As a result of the hack, thousands of people have had their confidential medical data breached and posted online. In total, 13 organisations have been affected, six of which are healthcare related.
The National Trust has issued a data breach alert after a cyberattack on cloud computing company Blackbaud. Blackbaud provides software to the National Trust. The National Trust confirmed that data about its volunteering and fundraising communities has been compromised. Its 5.6 million members are not though to be at risk.
In January 2022, Parasol Group shut down some of its systems after it discovered “malicious activity” on its network.
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.
Home movers across the UK were left unable to exchange, complete or move home due to a severe cyber failure. The incident happened when Simplify Group, a company that provides conveyancing services to several leading agencies, experienced a ‘major security breach’.
In November 2019, T-Mobile suffered a severe data breach. Over a million pre-paid customers are believed to be affected. T-Mobile was very unforthcoming about the data hack and did not provide additional information at the time of the breach.
You might be eligible for data hack compensation if an organisation has failed to protect your personal data.
Stolen data is easy to buy on the dark web, so if you are the victim of a data privacy violation, it is quite likely that different criminals could be trying to use your data against you.
Stolen data is also used in batches over time, so the impact of a data hack might not be immediately apparent.
IF YOU ARE THE VICTIM OF A DATA HACK BECAUSE OF POOR DATA PROTECTION PROCESSES, WE CAN HELP YOU TO CLAIM COMPENSATION FROM THE ORGANISATION RESPONSIBLE.
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.
In many cases, data hacks and cyber-attacks happen because of a failure to implement reasonable and robust processes. Often because of the cost needed to do this.
But, by not putting adequate processes and training in place, organisations are leaving customers open to an increased risk of cyber scams and avoidable mistakes that lead to data breaches.
See our answers to the FAQs we get asked about data hacking.
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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.