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A former social worker has been prosecuted for illegally sharing the personal information of children. The social work data breach affected 14 youngsters in care; some of who were at...
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A woman has prosecuted for accessing social care records without authorisation. Michelle Shipsey, a former social services support officer at Dorset County Council, accessed the records of four people she...
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While most of us were enjoying a well-earned break, the home addresses of 1,000 people were posted online. In this case, the impact of the data breach could have far-reaching...
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As the UK’s leading data breach law firm, we understand that making a claim for compensation can be daunting. So, we’ve made the process of making a data breach claim...
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A very Merry Christmas to all our Clients, Staff and Followers! Thank you for your support this year!
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The healthcare industry holds the largest amount of personal data on any one individual. And, a rise in digital and mobile technologies is only making the sector more vulnerable when...
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Data breach and cybercrime specialist Hayes Connor Solicitors has been shortlisted by the Eclipse Proclaim Modern Law Awards 2020 for the Boutique Law Firm of the Year (11+ Employees) and...
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Research shows that the UK’s public sector has been responsible for the most offences over the last eight years[1]. Furthermore, when it comes to privacy violations, over the same period,...
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Earlier this year, we shared one of our articles on Facebook. The post was called Has your bank warned you that you are being scammed? Watch out!’ And the responses...
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A recent case against Google for alleged illegal data harvesting could see iPhone users get compensation for this privacy violation. The announcement follows a mass legal action against the tech...
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According to a statement on the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) website, an agreement has finally been reached between Facebook and the data protection regulator. This comes after Facebook was accused...
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According to cyber risk experts IT Governance, a staggering 421,103,896 data records were confirmed breached last month. Shockingly, that’s considered a good month for data security as the figure only...
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Twitter has announced that it will ban all political ads. The move comes in advance of the next UK General Election, which is set to be held on 12 December....
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We are delighted to announce that Hayes Connor Solicitors was highly commended for our innovative marketing at The Symphony Legal Annual Conference. The Symphony event is designed to spark inspiration,...
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Robust cybersecurity is front of stage again as news of two attempted cyber attacks on Labour were exposed. The party has claimed that no personal data has been breached in...
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Negligent business processes, human error and cybercrime are causing a growing number of data protection act breaches. And, if you have been the victim of a breach or cyber-attack, it...
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At Hayes Connor, our data protection solicitors deal with many different types of data breaches. But a recent case was particularly unusual. In this instance, a missing family cat was...
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European companies have suffered almost 60,000 data breaches since the GDPR was brought in last year[1]. That’s according to a survey which covered 26 European countries where data is available....
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A recent case against Google for illegal data harvesting has transformed how data breach claims are managed in the UK. But what has actually changed? And what does this mean...
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Financial data breaches and cyber attacks are on the rise. Not only did retail banking see 2400% more data breach reports last year than the year before, but breaches in...
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A data protection case against Google has resulted in a huge win for individuals and their data privacy rights. The legal action[1], which relates to events that took place nearly...
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Our managing director Kingsley Hayes has been keeping a close eye on the key data privacy trends that our firm has seen since the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came...
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Many students about to start their university and college courses could fall victim to a cyber scam if they are not vigilant. This follows warnings that fraudsters are aware that...
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It’s been over a year since GDPR came into effect. But despite this, too many companies still aren’t doing enough to protect our personal and financial information. In fact, according...
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With cybercrime rarely out of the news, it’s only natural that people are worried. Here’s are some top tips to help keep you safe from cybercrime and hackers. Protect your...
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British Gas is warning customers to look out for scam emails. The cybercrime warning relates to fake emails promising hundreds of pounds in refunds. A link in the emails takes...
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Cybercriminals are getting increasingly clever. And, at Hayes Connor, we regularly hear about the latest dangerous scams. Today we have been alerted to a new scam. One that is targeting...
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According to police statistics, more than £190,000 a day is lost in the UK by victims of cybercrime. If you are worried about the threat of cybercrime, here is some...
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The Charing Cross Gender Identity Clinic in London is investigating a ‘data security incident’. The clinic supports adults with issues related to gender. It has patients who are transitioning or...
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Subject access requests (SARs) should be promptly addressed by organisations that hold your data. Legal Director Richard Forrest discusses the major backlog of SARs facing the metropolitan police and the...
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Cybercriminals are getting increasingly clever. And over the last few months, we have heard about some really smart and dangerous scams and cybercrime. One such example is where people get...
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Highly sensitive data was left in a former bank employee’s home for more than a decade. In a significant and possibly severe data breach, this personal information included the banking...
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Research published by Egress has exposed that employees are the biggest threat to an organisation’s data protection obligations showing that attitudes and practices when using and sharing personal information are...
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At Hayes Connor Solicitors, we help our clients get the compensation they deserve. We do this following data protection breaches, cybercrime, and other online offences. One type of claim we...
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At Hayes Connor Solicitors, we help our clients get the compensation they deserve. We do this following data protection breaches, cybercrime, and other online offences. One type of claim we...
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Here at Hayes Connor Solicitors, our core aim is to help our clients get the compensation they deserve following data protection breaches, cybercrime, and other online offences. To give you...
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Lancaster University has become the latest organisation to suffer at the hands of cybercriminals after a “sophisticated and malicious phishing attack”. The university, which offers a GCHQ-accredited degree in security,...
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At Hayes Connor Solicitors, we help our clients get the compensation they deserve following data protection breaches, cybercrime, and other online offences. One type of claim we see a lot...
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A London estate agency has been fined £80,000 by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) after it left 18,610 customers’ personal data exposed for almost two years. LPVL only alerted the...
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Social housing providers deal with a lot of sensitive and personal information. So it is vital that there are robust protections in place to keep this data secure. However, in...
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A data breach has compromised the personal and financial details of supporters registered with Leicester City Football Club (LCFC). The Leicester City data breach impacts customers signed up to its...
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In April, the government published its annual Cyber Security Breaches survey. This looks at how UK organisations approach cybersecurity. It also looks at the impact of a data protection breach....
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A Freedom of Information (FoI) request has revealed that cyber-incident reports from the UK finance sector increased by a whopping 1,000% in 2018. The Financial Conduct Authority figures show that...
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A TV production company has been fined £120,000 after filming expectant mums without their permission. This shocking data breach took place at Clinic 23 at Addenbrooke’s Hospital Cambridge. The walk-in...
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In this day and age, it’s frightening to think about what could happen if your phone was to fall into the wrong hands. But it’s not just thieves and cybercriminals...
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Mermaids UK, a charity that supports transgender children and young people, has experienced a severe data breach. Mermaids is the UK’s leading charity when it comes to offering support around...
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A former headteacher has been fined. This comes after he took personal information about schoolchildren from his old school to his new one. The breach took place at two primary...
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Human error is the leading cause of privacy violations. And, a mistake at Waltham Forest Council has resulted in thousands of pensioners having their confidential information breached. This grievous error...
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A former senior local government officer has been fined. This comes after he shared the personal information of rival job applicants with his partner. The man’s partner had applied for...
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Wokingham Council has suffered its fifth data breach in a year. This demonstrates why more and more residents are looking to sue for breach of data protection. The latest data...
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