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Data breach victim sued for over £1 million
One Australian woman is being sued for around £1.4 million, after her data was stolen in the Medibank data hack.
August 4, 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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Kingsley Hayes discusses the class action data privacy implications of Prismall v Google in Law360
Partner Kingsley Hayes discusses in Law360 the High Court’s judgment in the Prismall v. Google case and its future implications for data privacy group litigation.
June 29, 2023
Media Coverage
James Kelliher comments in Computer Weekly on recent ICO reprimands for individual data breaches
Associate James Kelliher discusses how the ICO reprimands are failing to hold those responsible for data breaches to account, in Computer Weekly. James’s comments were published in Computer
June 27, 2023
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Keller Postman UK commended at The Lawyer Awards 2023
We are delighted to announce that Keller Postman UK has received a commendation for the ‘Litigation Boutique Firm of the Year’ category at The Lawyer
June 27, 2023
Employer Data
Which hackers have the stolen employee data from the BBC, British Airways and Boots?
Hackers Clop say they don’t have stolen data from Boots, BA and the BBC following the MoveIT/Zellis data breach.
June 26, 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
Employer Data
Affected organisations confirmed on dark web following MOVEit data breach
Hacker group Clop has published the names of the organisations affected by the MoveIT data breach on the dark web.
June 17, 2023
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- 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.
