Data Breach Claims

What Is a Data Breach?

A data breach is defined as the exposure of sensitive or confidential information to an unauthorised person, whether intentionally or unintentionally. The breach may be due to a hacker or the offender may be someone who has unintentionally has made errors when handling personal data, or could even be a grudging acquaintance who has intentionally leaked data.

What is a GDPR data breach compensation claim?

A data breach claim is an attempt to get compensation from an individual, an entity, or a number of defendants.

How Much Data Breach Compensation Could I Receive?

The amount of data breach compensation varies according to the type of the breach and the court judgment.

What is a Data Leak?

Data leaks happen when an organisation (or individuals within) provide confidential information to an unauthorised recipient. This includes any form of unapproved transmission of data to an external party, electronically or physically. This criminal act, however, isn’t always intentional. In fact, just under a fifth of all data leak cases happen by accident and are caused through human error.

Has any of the following ever happened to you?

If any of the below apply to you, you should check to see if you might be able to claim compensation. Your data was lost, stolen or hacked. Your data was made public. Your data was inaccurately stored or out-of-date. Your data was disclosed without your express permission. Your data was held longer than required. Your data was maliciously disclosed. Your data was used outside of its stated purpose.