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British Airways ‘tries to limit £3billion payout over data breach that hit more than 500,000 customers by asking victims to claim within 17 weeks’

Posted on September 13, 2019 by Dissent

Mark Duell reports:

British Airways was today accused of trying to limit a potential £3billion payout over the data breach that saw cyber-hackers steal more than 500,000 customers’ details.

The airline has applied to launch its own class action for victims of the hack – but with the condition that claimants must join within just 17 weeks of its opening.

Legal experts claim this is an ‘unprecedented’ action designed to limit payouts to customers, with a consumer rights law firm branding the move a ‘disgrace’.

Read more on The Daily Mail.

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