{"id":2162,"date":"2021-08-31T08:00:07","date_gmt":"2021-08-31T07:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.groupactionlawyers.co.uk\/blog\/?p=2162"},"modified":"2021-07-22T11:46:12","modified_gmt":"2021-07-22T10:46:12","slug":"making-an-equifax-data-breach-claim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.groupactionlawyers.co.uk\/blog\/making-an-equifax-data-breach-claim","title":{"rendered":"Making an Equifax data breach claim"},"content":{"rendered":"

Resulting from a seismic cyberattack, the Equifax data breach was one the largest seen in recent memory. Hitting around 145 million US customers, the breach also affected approximately 700,000 UK customers. In response, we decided to launch a group action to hold Equifax to account and to claim compensation for the UK victims. Anyone who was notified of their involvement in the breach by Equifax may be able to make an Equifax data breach claim.<\/p>\n

As an international credit reference agency, Equifax holds a wealth of personal information, much of which is highly sensitive. As a result of the data breach, millions upon millions of consumers were exposed to threats of information misuse and fraud, all of which was provoked by Equifax\u2019s failure to patch a known cybersecurity vulnerability.<\/p>\n

The importance of holding Equifax to account must not be underestimated. We hope that our group action will bring fair compensation to the victims, and will also send a message to Equifax and other data controllers that such negligence will not be tolerated.<\/p>\n

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The Equifax data breach – what happened?<\/strong><\/h3>\n

In late 2017, it was revealed that Equifax\u2019s systems had been breached by cybercriminals between May and July of the same year. Taking advantage of a cybersecurity vulnerability, hackers were able to access a wealth of personal information. For the 700,000 UK victims, this included:<\/p>\n