12 July 2021

British Airways (BA) has reached an out-of-court settlement with the victims of a data breach that exposed personal data belonging to more than 420,000 customers, according to reports.

Under the agreement with PGMBM, the court-appointed law firm representing victims, the airline will pay thousands of claimants an undisclosed sum. However, the resolution does not include any admission of liability on the part of the operator.

“This represents an extremely positive and timely solution for those affected by the data incident,” said PGMBM chairman Harris Pogust in a statement. “The pace at which we have been able to resolve this process with British Airways has been particularly encouraging and demonstrates how seriously the legal system is taking mass data incidents.”