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You’ve probably heard the words ‘data breach’, but what exactly does this mean? The year 2020 has, quite possibly, been one of the craziest and most terrifying to date. We...
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Five colleges that form part of the Leeds-based Luminate Education Group were targeted by a cyber attack in August this year, resulting in staff and student data being compromised. On...
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Richard Forrest, Senior Associate at Hayes Connor, is interviewed by Jason Remillard on the ins and outs of cyber security and data protection for businesses. Find out a little more...
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International online currency exchange broker Pepperstone informed customers of a breach of its systems that resulted in customers’ personal data being obtained by cybercriminals. The breach is believed to have...
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Hayes Connor, the UK’s leading data breach law firm, have a new management team. What will this mean for the future of their business? Arriving on the scene in 2018,...
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With a second lockdown a very real possibility, are we in danger of further cyber security threats? Richard Forrest, Senior Associate at Hayes Connor discusses The UK government has put...
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In November 2019, T-Mobile suffered a catastrophic data breach with over a million pre-paid customers’ personal data stolen. T-Mobile were not forthcoming about the hack, refusing to provide supplementary information...
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On 31 December 2019 the foreign exchange company Travelex fell victim to a cyberattack, leading to a standoff between the company and the Sodinokibi ransomware group. The group, who were...
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In the run up to the 2017 General Election, Lifecycle Marketing (Mother and Baby) Ltd, also known as Emma’s Diary, sold over one million users’ data to Experian’s Marketing Division....
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In November 2018, Amazon suffered a data breach that resulted in customers’ personal details being disclosed on their website. Speaking after the incident, Amazon claimed that the breach was caused...
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Litigation Executive Ben Brown runs through the steps you should take if you learn that your data has been breached, as well as the support Hayes Connor can provide if...
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According to a new survey[1], 68% of Brits have sent work emails to the wrong recipients. The data included in these emails includes things like confidential figures to court documents....
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With 65,000 data breach attempts occurring daily, and millions of UK employees still working from home, are companies doing enough to keep customers’ data safe? Since the adoption of GDPR...
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Should a cybercriminal get hold of your data, this information could be used to apply for credit in your name. In fact, is not unusual for an individual who has...
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Your confidential data has value. Not only to the organisations that use it – either to provide you with services or to sell to you – but also to criminals...
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The public sector handles a wide range of our sensitive information. It needs this data to deliver the services we have all come to expect. But, as our world becomes...
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Human error, poor business processes and cybercrime are causing data breaches across the UK. And, if you have been the victim of a privacy violation, you must take urgent steps...
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Individual data breaches are causing misery and upset to people across the UK. At Hayes Connor, we deal with many cases on behalf of clients who have had their data...
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When it comes to data breaches, we know that the impact can be serious and long-lasting. Because, every day, our solicitors help people with data breaches that have had a...
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In January last year, a report from the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), told us that the number of reported data protection breaches had almost doubled since the introduction of the...
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Each month at Hayes Connor Solicitors, we take a look at some of the key data breach news that has occurred over the last few weeks. Looking at both significant...
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At Hayes Connor Solicitors, our data protection solicitors provide high-quality, sensitive legal advice and support. But you would expect us to say that. However, to put your mind at rest...
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At the start of the coronavirus pandemic, after lockdown measures were announced, our MD and data protection specialist Kingsley Hayes warned that careful consideration around data security was paramount for...
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Appointing a solicitor can be daunting. What does no-win-no-fee actually mean? Can you be sure that you won’t have to pay any unforeseen costs? To make the process a little...
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The best way to make an organisation pay for a data breach is to use a specialist lawyer. But how can you be sure if this is the case? Here...
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As the pandemic continues to impact the way we all do business, we wanted to provide an update on the situation here at Hayes Connor Solicitors. Protecting our people At...
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Each month at Hayes Connor Solicitors, we take a look at some of the key data breach news that has occurred over the last few weeks. Looking at both significant...
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At Hayes Connor Solicitors, we help our clients to claim data breach compensation following data protection violations, GDPR breaches and other cyber offences. But we understand that appointing a solicitor...
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At Hayes Connor Solicitors, we’ve received thousands of enquiries from people who have suffered as a direct result of a data breach. Cybercriminals cause some of these cases. But, in...
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As scientists and technologists around the world race to find solutions to the coronavirus crisis, apps are quickly being developed with data protection being compromised. However, caution should be taken...
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At Hayes Connor Solicitors, we think it’s imperative that everyone is super vigilant to protect against data breaches and cybercrime during the coronavirus pandemic. In particular, our expert data breach...
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Over the past few weeks, many people have contacted Hayes Connor Solicitors, worried that their data breach case might not go ahead due to the coronavirus pandemic. We’d like to...
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Following a data breach, many people become anxious and upset. Both about the breach of privacy and the possible consequences. Depending on the type of breach, there can be worries...
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We examine whether you could cause a data breach when working from home. Data security when working from home As businesses navigate the unprecedented coronavirus crisis, many have responded by...
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According to Action Fraud, criminals are exploiting the COVID-19 pandemic to defraud innocent people. And, in March 2020, coronavirus-related fraud reports increased by 400%. At Hayes Connor, we join Action...
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According to media reports, security experts have discovered nearly 25,000 email addresses and passwords posted online by right-wing activists. The stolen data belongs to staff at a number of healthcare...
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Each month at Hayes Connor Solicitors, we take a look at some of the key data breach news that has occurred over the last few weeks. Looking at both significant...
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Since the coronavirus pandemic hit the UK, businesses of all types and sizes are having to adapt to survive. And this includes the legal sector. Justice hasn’t stopped, and cases...
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Earlier this year, we shared how cybercriminals were found stealing Tesco loyalty points/Clubcard vouchers. In this case, it didn’t appear that Tesco was responsible for the data breach. Instead, Tesco...
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Video conferencing app Zoom is at the centre of a significant data breach. Reports state that a privacy violation has resulted in half a million users’ credentials being sold or...
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At Hayes Connor, the health of our employees is paramount. As such, we have put a number of steps in place to protect their wellbeing during the coronavirus pandemic. However,...
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If people and businesses across the world don’t have enough to worry about, a new report warns that ransomware attackscould bean additional consequence of the coronavirus outbreak.RiskIQ – a world-leading...
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The UK’s data protection regulator – the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) – has provided some information on how preventing the spread of the COVID-19 virus interacts with data protection law....
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Hayes Connor has raised concerns about a potential increase in data breaches during the coronavirus pandemic. Primarily, our expert data breach solicitors believe that personal information is at risk in...
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Following warnings from the police that “individuals may be taking advantage of the vulnerable by posing as door-to-door coronavirus testers in order to gain access to people’s properties”, Hayes Connor...
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Hayes Connor managed to retrieve £57,000 in compensation after cybercriminals stole £96,000 from a woman in a sophisticated push payment scam. The money was intended for a property purchase and...
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Scrutinising the past 12 months, Kingsley Hayes, expert data protection solicitor and MD of Hayes Connor, looks at some of the key trends and insights we are seeing in this...
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When we think about data breaches, we often worry about hackers and cybercriminals getting hold of our banking and credit card details. But the truth is, most data breaches are...
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At Hayes Connor, the health of our employees is paramount. As such, in light of recent developments, we want to share our current plan in relation to coronavirus (COVID-19). The...
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At Hayes Connor, we have been working to defend consumer rights for over 50 years. True experts in data breach law, today, this is all we do, and we have...
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