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ELECTRIC IRELAND DATA BREACH
FINANCIAL DATA STOLEN
In November 2023, Electric Ireland notified over 8,000 customers that
their financial data may have been stolen or illegally processed.
Did you get a letter from Electric Ireland?
If you got a letter from Electric Ireland stating that your personal or financial data was stolen or illegally processed in breach of GDPR then you may be entitled to compensation.
Please fill out the form below for a free consultation with our partner solicitors, Conor McLaughlin & Associates, to see if you are entitled to compensation (subject to our privacy policy below).
WHAT HAPPENED?
Over 8,000 people’s data was stolen from Electric Ireland. We don't fully understand what happened but the people affected have been advised to check their bank accounts for any illegal transactions as a result of the data breach.
HOW DOES THIS AFFECT ME?
If you got a letter from Electric Ireland detailing 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.
WHAT DATA WAS AFFECTED?
The HSE would notify you in your letter but typically contact details and medical data was affected but in some cases even financial data, bank details, etc. was accessed, copied and stolen by illegal hackers.
AM I ENTITLED TO COMPENSATION?
If you got the letter from Electric Ireland and you are genuinely upset, distressed 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 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. We will connect you with an experienced solicitor and barrister who deals with these cases on a 'no win - no fee' basis.
NO WIN - NO FEE
Usually when a person wins their case they don't have to pay any 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).
SHOULD I TAKE A CASE?
It’s your decision and don’t ever feel pressured to take a case.
However, Electric Ireland have to 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.
Feel free to fill out our form, with no obligation to take a case, to go through your options.
ARGENT LAW
Experts in data protection
ABOUT THE FIRM
Argent Law is a boutique legal services firm that specialises in mass data protection claims under the General Data Protection Regulation and The Data Protection Act 2018.
We work with partner experienced solicitors, Conor McLaughlin & Associates, and an expert data protection barrister, William McLoughlin BL, 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 contact us and our partner solicitors will contact you to discuss options with no obligation for you to take a case.
REQUEST TO BE CONTACTED
Think you may be entitled to compensation?
Our partner solicitors, Conor McLaughlin & Associates can contact you for free with no
obligation to take a case. Subject to our Privacy Policy & T&Cs