{"id":1165,"date":"2021-08-16T08:00:02","date_gmt":"2021-08-16T07:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.databreachlawyers.co.uk\/news\/?p=1165"},"modified":"2021-07-08T13:45:10","modified_gmt":"2021-07-08T12:45:10","slug":"shurgard-data-breach-compensation-claims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.databreachlawyers.co.uk\/news\/shurgard-data-breach-compensation-claims","title":{"rendered":"Shurgard data breach compensation claims"},"content":{"rendered":"

Three years ago, the Shurgard data breach came to light, and we were soon contacted by those affected for advice about the incident. It was reported that employees within the company had fallen victim to data exposure after a needless but incredibly harmful email mistake was made by one of their member of staff.<\/p>\n

Everyone has a right to feel safe and secure in their workplace, particularly where data protection is concerned. In fact, UK data protection law sets out the key principles that data controllers must abide by to protect the information they store and process. Where companies fail to keep data secure due to their own negligence, they may be in breach of the law.<\/p>\n

If this is the case, victims of data breaches could be eligible to make compensation claims<\/strong><\/a>. We have been helping those affected by data security incidents to recover damages for several years, and we want to ensure that victims of the Shurgard data breach can also access the justice that they deserve. And we can offer No Win, No Fee agreements to eligible clients.<\/p>\n

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The Shurgard data breach – what information was exposed?<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The severity of the Shurgard data breach is demonstrated by the type of information that was exposed in it. All data breaches can have harmful implications, but where the exposed information is particularly sensitive, the impact on the victims can be even more severe.<\/p>\n

The spreadsheet information leaked by Shurgard included employee information relating to:<\/p>\n