{"id":2139,"date":"2021-07-06T08:00:03","date_gmt":"2021-07-06T07:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.groupactionlawyers.co.uk\/blog\/?p=2139"},"modified":"2021-07-15T16:51:03","modified_gmt":"2021-07-15T15:51:03","slug":"shurgard-data-breach-claims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.groupactionlawyers.co.uk\/blog\/shurgard-data-breach-claims","title":{"rendered":"Shurgard data breach claims"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you were affected by the Shurgard data breach of June 2018, you may still have a chance to claim compensation. We were alerted to the breach soon after it occurred and began representing people who had their information exposed.<\/p>\n

The Shurgard data breach was caused by an internal employee error within the company, which led to the unintentional exposure of highly sensitive employee data. Those affected may have been made to feel insecure in their own workplace, a position that they should never have been put in.<\/p>\n

In fact, all businesses and organisations who hold personal data have an obligation to protect it in compliance with data protection law. When a data controller neglects its responsibilities, they may be in breach of key data regulations, enabling the victims to make compensation claims<\/strong><\/a>. Those who were affected by Shurgard data breach can contact us to receive free and no-obligation advice<\/strong><\/a> on their eligibility to make a claim.<\/p>\n

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What caused the Shurgard data breach?<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The Shurgard data breach was provoked by what has been deemed to be a needless employee error, after a staff member mistakenly sent spreadsheets containing employee information to the wrong recipients. Although the recipients were staff members themselves, they were not authorised to view the information within the files, which should only have been accessed by designated staff members. It is believed that the intended recipients were members of the HR or managerial teams.<\/p>\n

The company\u2019s response after the email error was unusual as we understand it, as a second email soon followed telling recipients the previous message was an \u201cIT system error\u201d and should be deleted immediately. In what is understood to be an attempt to prevent employees from opening the attachments, the recipients were also told that such an action could reportedly \u201ccause issues with your system\u201d.<\/p>\n

The exposed data in the breach<\/strong><\/h3>\n

As a result of the employee error, the data in the spreadsheets was compromised. The exposed information included details such as:<\/p>\n