Security News > 2018 > September > British Airways Faces Class-Action Lawsuit Over Data Breach
2018-09-10 12:18
GDPR Privacy Law Lets Breach Victims Seek 'Non-Material Damage' CompensationBritish Airways has been threatened with a class-action lawsuit in U.K. court after warning that a hacker stole payment card data associated with 380,000 transactions. SPG Law says that under GDPR, BA should compensate victims for "inconvenience, distress and misuse of their private information."
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