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CABOT FINANCIAL IRELAND
DATA BREACH
FINANCIAL DATA STOLEN
In September 2024, Cabot Financial Ireland had a serous data breach in which 394,000 files, including customer data and their financial data, were stolen by hackers but Cabot only started notifying customers from November 2024 onwards.
Did you get a letter from Cabot Financial Ireland?
If you got a letter from Cabot Financial Ireland stating that your personal or financial data was stolen or illegally processed in breach of GDPR then you may be entitled to compensation.
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Please fill out the form below, or email the Cabot letter to info@argentlaw.ie, to see if you are entitled to compensation (subject to our Privacy Policy and T&Cs below)
WHAT HAPPENED?
In September 2024, 394,000 files, including customer data and their financial data, were stolen by hackers. the full extent is unclear but customers affected received a letter from Cabot Financial advising them to check their bank accounts for any illegal transactions as a result of the data breach. This means bank account details, etc. were included in the data breach.
HOW DOES THIS AFFECT ME?
If you got a letter from Cabot Financial that states your personal data or financial data was stolen then your personal data could be used for fraud, identify theft or used as part of scams (including financial scams or attempts to illegally access your bank accounts)..
WHAT DATA WAS AFFECTED?
Cabot Financial would tell you in your letter what specific data was affect but typical data affected includes name, address, email address, phone number, bank details, loan details, etc. that was illegally accessed, copied and stolen by hackers.
AM I ENTITLED TO COMPENSATION?
If you got the letter from Cabot Financial and you are genuinely angry, annoyed, upset, frustrated, or worried about the data breach, their lack of security, the loss of control of your data or the risk of your data being used for fraud, identity theft or part of a scam, or your bank account being illegally accessed, then you may be entitled to compensation under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
WHAT SHOULD I DO?
Fill out the form above for a free consultation with no obligation to take a case, or email the letter to info@argentlaw.ie, to make contact to go through your options. Any solicitor and barrister who takes on these cases will do so on a 'no win - no fee' basis and you will keep 100% of any award of compensation by the Courts.
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For the avoidance of doubt, and in full transparency under Section 149 of the Legal Services Regulatory Act 2015, no legal fees will be charged as a percentage or proportion of any damages that may be recovered or awarded by a Court. Also, no legal costs to Junior Counsel will be charged as a percentage of Senior Counsel's costs. In contentious matters a barrister can only be instructed by a solicitor for legal services. Argent Law is regulated by the Legal Services Regulatory Authority, the independent regulator for legal services providers set up under Legal Services Regulation Act 2015.
NO WIN - NO FEE
Usually when a person wins their case they don't have to pay any legal fees as the loser typically pays for legal fees. Your case will be taken on a 'no win - no fee' basis so the solicitor and barrister only get paid if you win and you keep 100% of any compensation awarded. The only thing you have to pay is the Stamp Duty which is what the Court charges to start a case (when the legal paperwork is filed with the Court office).
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For the avoidance of doubt, and in full transparency under Section 149 of the Legal Services Regulatory Act 2015, no legal fees will be charged as a percentage or proportion of any damages that may be recovered or awarded by a Court. Also, no legal costs to Junior Counsel will be charged as a percentage of Senior Counsel's costs. In contentious matters a barrister can only be instructed by a solicitor for legal services. Argent Law is regulated by the Legal Services Regulatory Authority, the independent regulator for legal services providers set up under Legal Services Regulation Act 2015.
SHOULD I TAKE A CASE?
It’s your decision and don’t ever feel pressured to take a case.
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However, Cabot Financial should be held accountable to the public and to you if your personal data and financial data is now available online or on the dark web as a result of the data breach. Especially, if your personal data or financial data can be used for fraud, identify theft or used as part of a scam.
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Feel free to fill out the above form, or email the Cabot letter to info@argentlaw.ie, with no obligation to take a case, to go through your options.
ARGENT LAW
Data Breach Compensation
ABOUT ARGENT LAW
Argent Law focuses on mass data protection claims under the General Data Protection Regulation and The Data Protection Act 2018.
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Argent Law works with numerous independent solicitors to ensure data subjects get representation and compensation for data breaches.
If you feel you have been subject to a data breach then please feel free to make contact to go through your options with no obligation for you to take a case.
If you have a data breach notification or letter/email stating your data was subjected to a data breach please email it to info@argentlaw.ie
REQUEST TO BE CONTACTED
Think you may be entitled to compensation?
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Feel free to make contact with an outline of your concern in order to go through your options. Subject to our Privacy Policy & T&Cs.