Pensioners, employees and medical pros among those aiming to be compensated for data exposure
In the latest update, the lawyer claims that figure has doubled to 2,000 - comprised of pension customers, employees and circa 100 individuals that operate in the medical profession. It believes millions of people's personal information including passport details, emails and home addresses could have been revealed to criminals in the breach.
"Barings Law are still receiving a large number of enquiries and sign ups on a daily basis," claimed Adnan Malik, head of data breach at the lawyer. Capita took down its IT systems at the end of March after spotting that an intruder had broken through its tech defenses. The break-in happened on March 22 and wasn't spotted until March 31 when Capita interrupted them.for the criminal act, and posted data, including bank account information, addresses and passport photos they to have accessed.
Capita initially thought 4 percent of its server estate were accessed but later revised this to 1 percent, and admitted there wasPension data was also added to the list the following month in as investigators combed over the wreckage – Capita administers 450 pension schemes that contain 4.3 million members. The Pensions Regulator was notified and was advising its clients speak to Capita directly about any risks.
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