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Analysts estimate the damage from the March cyberattack at 25 million pounds.
Barings Law, a law firm based in Manchester, reports an increase in the number of plaintiffs who have joined the class action against the company's Capital. The lawsuit was filed after a high-profile cyberattack on the company in March of this year, which initially representatives of Capitals tried to file as a technical failure.
In June, Barings Law sent a formal letter of complaint to Capita, claiming an "astonishing number of referrals" of 250 people. By July, the number of clients joining the lawsuit had already reached 1,000. And at the moment, this number has doubled and is already 2,000 people. The plaintiffs include retired customers, company employees, and medical professionals affected by the data leak.
"Barings Law continues to receive a large number of requests and signatures for a lawsuit on a daily basis," says Adnan Malik, head of Data Leakage at Barings Law.
In March, Capita noticed a breach in its IT system and suspended its operation. Although the penetration occurred on March 22, it became known about it only 9 days later-on March 31.
The hacker group Black Basta later claimed responsibility for the cyberattack and even published some of the data as evidence, including information about bank accounts, addresses and passport photos of the victims.
Initially, representatives of Capital thought that unauthorized access was obtained to 4% of its server space, but later revised this figure to 1% and admitted that there was some evidence that criminals saw the data of customers, suppliers or colleagues.
In addition, in May, information about pension schemes managed by Capita was added to the list of data leaks. Those schemas contained data from 4.3 million participants. The local pension regulator was notified of the situation and advised its clients to contact Capital directly if they had any questions about possible risks.
In the UK, 90 companies have already reported that their information was compromised in the course of the Capita hack. The cost of eliminating the consequences is estimated at £25 million (almost 3 billion rubles at the current exchange rate), which is 25% higher than previous estimates.
In one of its official statements, Capita emphasized the importance of strong protection and said that shortly after the incident, it launched a long-term program to improve the level of its cybersecurity.
Regarding the situation with the claim, representatives invariably respond as follows:"Capital strongly rejects any suggestion that there are grounds for making claims against it in connection with the cyber incident."
Barings Law, a law firm based in Manchester, reports an increase in the number of plaintiffs who have joined the class action against the company's Capital. The lawsuit was filed after a high-profile cyberattack on the company in March of this year, which initially representatives of Capitals tried to file as a technical failure.
In June, Barings Law sent a formal letter of complaint to Capita, claiming an "astonishing number of referrals" of 250 people. By July, the number of clients joining the lawsuit had already reached 1,000. And at the moment, this number has doubled and is already 2,000 people. The plaintiffs include retired customers, company employees, and medical professionals affected by the data leak.
"Barings Law continues to receive a large number of requests and signatures for a lawsuit on a daily basis," says Adnan Malik, head of Data Leakage at Barings Law.
In March, Capita noticed a breach in its IT system and suspended its operation. Although the penetration occurred on March 22, it became known about it only 9 days later-on March 31.
The hacker group Black Basta later claimed responsibility for the cyberattack and even published some of the data as evidence, including information about bank accounts, addresses and passport photos of the victims.
Initially, representatives of Capital thought that unauthorized access was obtained to 4% of its server space, but later revised this figure to 1% and admitted that there was some evidence that criminals saw the data of customers, suppliers or colleagues.
In addition, in May, information about pension schemes managed by Capita was added to the list of data leaks. Those schemas contained data from 4.3 million participants. The local pension regulator was notified of the situation and advised its clients to contact Capital directly if they had any questions about possible risks.
In the UK, 90 companies have already reported that their information was compromised in the course of the Capita hack. The cost of eliminating the consequences is estimated at £25 million (almost 3 billion rubles at the current exchange rate), which is 25% higher than previous estimates.
In one of its official statements, Capita emphasized the importance of strong protection and said that shortly after the incident, it launched a long-term program to improve the level of its cybersecurity.
Regarding the situation with the claim, representatives invariably respond as follows:"Capital strongly rejects any suggestion that there are grounds for making claims against it in connection with the cyber incident."
