{"id":753,"date":"2019-01-14T07:00:23","date_gmt":"2019-01-14T07:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.databreachlawyers.co.uk\/news\/?p=753"},"modified":"2019-01-12T14:43:41","modified_gmt":"2019-01-12T14:43:41","slug":"claim-equifax-data-breach-compensation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.databreachlawyers.co.uk\/news\/claim-equifax-data-breach-compensation","title":{"rendered":"Claim Equifax data breach compensation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>You may be eligible to claim Equifax data breach compensation on a No Win, No Fee basis if you were a victim of the huge 2017 cyberattack.<\/p>\n<p>We launched our legal action for justice once news of the breach hit the headlines. Since then, we\u2019ve been taking cases on and we\u2019re now acting for a large group of victims.<\/p>\n<p>You still have time to join the Equifax data breach compensation action, but we\u2019re urging anyone who has yet to sign-up to do so ASAP. There are deadlines to claim, and there could be court-imposed deadlines put in place as well. The action is well underway.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h3><strong>About the Equifax data breach compensation action<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>We launched our Equifax data breach compensation action in 2017 after news of the massive cyberattack hit the headlines.<\/p>\n<p>This was a preventable breach that should never have happened in the first place. Equifax ought to have also been able to have spotted the breach, but they failed to do so. For those reasons, we\u2019re confident that our legal action can succeed. That\u2019s why we\u2019ve agreed to help victims claim compensation on a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.databreachlawyers.co.uk\/no-win-no-fee\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>No Win, No Fee basis<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The No Win, No Fee does exactly what it says on the tin. If you don\u2019t win, there are no fees to pay. This is, of course, subject to our terms and conditions. But the primary factor of not paying for our fees if you don\u2019t win is the key part.<\/p>\n<p>At the end of the day, we know most people couldn\u2019t afford to pay for such fees anyway. To ensure fair access to justice, we take the risk of not getting paid when we think there\u2019s a good enough chance of winning.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.databreachlawyers.co.uk\/no-win-no-fee\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>You can read more about our No Win, No Fee here.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Joining the Equifax data breach compensation action<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Joining the Equifax data breach compensation action we\u2019ve initiated is easy.<\/p>\n<p>All you need to do is call the team on 0800 634 75 75 or complete one of our enquiry forms below. We can then offer you free, no-obligation advice. If we can take your claim on, we can offer to do so on a No Win, No Fee basis. At that point, you can either not go any further, or you can ask to instruct us over the telephone there and then.<\/p>\n<p>If you want to get the ball rolling now, we can take your instructions over the phone. You could be a part of the Equifax data breach compensation action in a matter of minutes, and it\u2019s easy to do. There\u2019s no lengthy forms to fill out, and we won\u2019t be asking you a million and one questions either.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s up to you, but the option to start today is there.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You may be eligible to claim Equifax data breach compensation on a No Win, No Fee basis if you were a victim of the huge 2017 cyberattack. We launched our legal action for justice once news of the breach hit the headlines. 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