Travel and leisure data breaches: compensation advice

Travel and leisure data breaches can cause significant distress and potentially significant losses to those who are affected. We can represent victims for cases on a No Win, No Fee basis.

Read on for some advice about the risks and the nature of the claims that we can pursue below. To find out if we can help you with such a case, please do not hesitate to contact our team for advice here now.

Compensation for travel and leisure data breaches

You could be entitled to claim compensation for travel and leisure data breaches where your personal information has been misused or exposed in this sector or setting. Travel and leisure data breaches can sometimes be common because these are sectors that cybercriminals target, given the nature of the information that can be affected. Usually, data will include payment information as well as ID documentation and potentially sensitive travel information. This sort of data can go a long way for criminals to try to exploit to commit crimes such as fraud and identity theft.

Over the years, there have been many incidents affecting large companies that fit within the scope of travel and leisure data breaches. We continue to represent thousands of people who were affected by the 2018 British Airways cyberattacks that saw almost half a million people lose control of their personal information. Data affected included payment card information and some people were targeted by scams and fraud events. We have also seen the Marriott and Starwood data breaches on multiple occasions affecting potentially large numbers of people, which shows that hackers are targeting this kind of sector.

If you have been affected by a data breach of this nature, the GDPR can entitle you to recover compensation for any distress that you have suffered that is caused by the loss of control of your personal information. The best place to start is to speak to our team for free, no-obligation legal help here now.

No Win, No Fee legal representation

If we are confident that there is a potential case that we can settle for you using the GDPR, we may be able to represent you for a legal case on a No Win, No Fee basis. In short, this means that we can write off our legal fees if the claim does not succeed, and all you need to do is comply with the reasonable terms and conditions in place.

We work this way for a number of important reasons. We are huge believers in access to justice and we do not think it would be fair if people had to pay for a losing case. We also know that this will put a lot of people off claiming, and many people would probably not be able to afford legal representation if they had to pay for a losing case. As such, not only is it that we want to work this way but, really, it is the only way we can work. It is also important to recognise that these are considered risks because we do lose money on cases that are not successful. However, we carefully risk assess what has happened to you to confirm whether we believe it is a claim that we can push forward for you on this basis.

What to do if your data has been breached

When it comes to what to do if your data has been breached, make sure to take all reasonable steps to protect yourself and contact any companies that may be affected, such as your bank. Follow the advice that is issued in respect of an organisation affected by a data breach, and keep a close eye on accounts you own. Make sure to use unique passwords and change passwords if they could be affected by a data breach.

The next thing to do is to find the right expert legal representation for you, and you can do that by contacting our expert team for free help here now.