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Join Our Capita Data Breach Action
We have launched a group action against Capita. Group actions can be a powerful tool and can have a bigger impact than a single claim.
June 14, 2024
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Which pension firms are involved in the Capita data breach?
The following blog contains a list of some of the pension schemes and firms potentially impacted by the Capita data breach.
June 14, 2024
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FAQs about the Capita data breach
Here are some of the questions our data protection experts have been asked about our Capita data breach group action.
April 30, 2024
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Beneficiary data exposed in the Capita Data Breach
We have discovered that – as well as exposing the personal information of pension holders – the Capita data breach also affects their beneficiaries.
August 8, 2023
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Our firm is representing clients in 23 pension schemes following the Capita data breach
We now represent clients across 23 separate pension schemes, with more joining our action daily. In addition, two leading Unions have appointed us to provide legal assistance to their members.
July 21, 2023
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Capita employee data accessed in cyber-hack
Capita has now informed some of its employees that their personal data was also accessed by the criminals, believed to be part of Russian-based ransomware group Black Basta.
July 14, 2023
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Is financial data compromised in the Capita pensions data breach?
Pension holders are worried that the data stolen in the Capita hack could include their bank account details. Certainly, this has not yet been ruled out.
July 6, 2023
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NHS affected by the Capita data breach
According to reports, on this occasion the security failure involved GP information, not pension data.
June 26, 2023
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Around 90 organisations have reported Capita-related data breaches to the ICO
More information has come to light, as the ICO confirms that the number of organisations with reported breaches is now around 90.
May 30, 2023
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The ICO is receiving a large number of reports about the Capita data breaches
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) – which is the UK’s data protection regulator – has published a statement about the Capita data breaches.
May 26, 2023
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- Southend-on-Sea City Council October 17, 2024We issued a reprimand to Southend-on-Sea City Council in Essex after hidden data on a spreadsheet released as part of a freedom of information request revealed the sensitive personal details of staff
- Quick Tax Claims Limited October 15, 2024An ICO investigation revealed that Quick Tax Claims Limited had sent 7,863,547 unlawful text messages over the course of a month, resulting in 66,793 complaints – 93% of these stating there was no ‘opt out’ option. During the investigation, the ICO found that the company had purchased personal information from third-party suppliers that did not […]
- Quick Tax Claims Limited October 15, 2024An ICO investigation revealed that Quick Tax Claims Limited had sent 7,863,547 unlawful text messages over the course of a month, resulting in 66,793 complaints – 93% of these stating there was no ‘opt out’ option. During the investigation, the ICO found that the company had purchased personal information from third-party suppliers that did not […]
- National Debt Advice Limited October 14, 2024National Debt Advice sent 129,902 unsolicited direct marketing text messages to individuals in breach of regulation 22 of PECR resulting in over 4,000 complaints to the 7726 spam reporting service. The company was fined £30,000 and issued with an enforcement notice.
- National Debt Advice Limited October 14, 2024National Debt Advice sent 129,902 unsolicited direct marketing text messages to individuals in breach of regulation 22 of PECR resulting in over 4,000 complaints to the 7726 spam reporting service. The company was fined £30,000 and issued with an enforcement notice.
- Levales Solicitors LLP October 11, 2024Reprimand issued to Levales Solicitors LLP (‘Levales’) in respect of Articles 32(1)(b) and 32(1)(d). A threat actor accessed Levales’ cloud-based server using legitimate credentials and subsequently published data on the dark web. The incident affected 8,234 UK individuals, of which 863 individuals were deemed at high risk because of the nature of the data involved. […]
- WerepairUK Ltd October 10, 2024WerepairUK Ltd made 42,688 marketing calls to individuals in breach of regulation 21 of PECR. The company has been fined £80,000 and issued with an enforcement notice.
- WerepairUK Ltd October 10, 2024WerepairUK Ltd made 42,688 marketing calls to individuals in breach of regulation 21 of PECR. The company has been fined £80,000 and issued with an enforcement notice.
- Service Box Group Limited October 10, 2024Service Box Group Limited made 5,361 marketing calls to individuals in breach of regulation 21 of PECR. The company has been fined £40,000 and issued with an enforcement notice.
