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19/11/2025

🎄Don’t let scammers steal your Christmas cheer. Find out how to avoid festive fraud this year

The holiday season brings out the best in people, and, sadly, the worst. As shoppers hunt for bargains and last-minute gifts, scammers are working overtime to cash in on the chaos. From fake online stores to bogus delivery texts, the festive season is now one of the busiest times of year for fraud.

Here’s what to look out for, how to protect your money, and how to keep your Christmas merry — not miserable!

🎁 The fake shop with the perfect story
🎁 The “missed delivery” text
🎁 The gift card draining scam
🎁 Subscription traps: the “free trial” that never ends
🎁 Winter fuel payment allowance scams
🎁 The fake charity appeal
🎁 The job that’s too good to be true

Stay safe this Christmas - read more about this here:

Fraudsters are cashing in on the Christmas buildup. Here’s how to avoid festive fraud this year.

18/11/2025

🚨 BREAKING: Cloudflare outage knocks major websites offline

A large-scale technical issue at Cloudflare has caused major disruption across the internet today. Websites and apps that rely on Cloudflare — including X, ChatGPT, Letterboxd and many others — began failing around 11:30am. Users reported “500 errors,” pages timing out and apps refusing to load.

Cloudflare has confirmed the problem and is actively investigating. Because the company sits at the core of internet infrastructure, outages like this cause a domino effect, impacting millions of people and businesses at once.

At Join the Claim, we believe digital stability is a cornerstone of modern life and work, and moments like today highlight how vulnerable many systems still are.

We’ll keep you updated as more information is released.
👉 Let us know in the comments: Which app went down for you today?

18/11/2025

⚠️ McDonald’s faces tougher action after hundreds of sexual harassment claims.

👉 Legal action builds momentum
One leading UK law firm has confirmed it is pursuing legal action on behalf of hundreds of current and former McDonald’s staff, with more than 450 restaurants named in the claims.

👉 Allegations include:
- Unwanted sexual advances from managers and colleagues
- Sexual assault in the workplace
- Demands for sexual favours in exchange for work shifts or better treatment
- Bullying, intimidation, and retaliation for speaking out
- Racial, homophobic, and ableist abuse

Many workers say that complaints were either ignored by management or, worse, led to the complainant being penalised – losing shifts, being demoted, or being pushed out of their jobs entirely.

While McDonald’s says it is committed to improvement, the EHRC’s decision to extend its intervention suggests that regulators remain unconvinced the company has gone far enough.

If you’ve experienced workplace harassment or discrimination at McDonald’s, you don’t have to stay silent. You may be entitled to take legal action.

Find out more here:

McDonald’s faces tougher measures after hundreds of harassment allegations. Legal action is also building from former staff.

17/11/2025

⚠️Over a year after the attack, Synnovis is only now revealing stolen patient data. Could your NHS records be compromised?

What we know about the data breach
Synnovis — an NHS pathology provider — confirmed that stolen data includes:
- NHS numbers
- Names and dates of birth
- Some clinical test information that can be linked to individual patients

Because the data was “unstructured, incomplete and fragmented”, investigators say it took over a year to piece together what was taken. The company is now midway through contacting affected NHS organisations and expects this phase to be completed later this month.

The ransomware attack caused severe disruption across major London hospitals, including:
- King’s College Hospital
- Guy’s Hospital
- St Thomas’ Hospital
- Royal Brompton Hospital
- Evelina London Children’s Hospital

Find out more here:

NHS organisations are only now being notified about which patients were affected in the Synnovis NHS data breach. Find out what it means for you.

16/11/2025

🔒 If you’ve ever messaged Discord’s support teams, your personal data may have been exposed in a recent cyberattack.

An unauthorised party accessed a third-party vendor’s system, compromising names, emails, billing details, and even ID images.

While Discord says its main systems remain secure, this incident has serious privacy implications for users.

💡 Register your interest today to:
- Stay informed on the latest updates
- Get notified if a claim goes forward
- Stand with others demanding accountability

Don’t wait until it’s too late — protect your data, protect your rights.
👉 Learn more and register now at https://jointheclaim.com/discord-data-breach/

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14/11/2025

🚨 Scam alert update: November 2025 🚨

Scammers haven’t eased off as winter approaches. In fact, this is one of their busiest times of year. As people juggle bills, shopping and year-end admin, criminals take advantage of distraction and trust. The tactics may change, but the goal is always the same: to get hold of your money or personal information.

👉Here’s what to keep in mind this November, and why a little caution now can save a lot of stress.

⚠️HMRC: protect your National Insurance number
⚠️Banks told to step up on romance fraud
⚠️Stay scam-safe during tax return season
⚠️Students: Stop! Think Fraud
✅Good news: major phone providers tighten the net on scam calls

Want to stay safe? Read more about these scams on our website here and learn how to protect yourself:

Stay alert this November with the latest scam warnings from HMRC, the FCA, and the Home Office

13/11/2025

⚖️ The car industry’s biggest trial has begun, and millions of UK drivers could be affected.

Five major manufacturers — Mercedes, Ford, Renault, Peugeot/Citroën, and Nissan — are on trial at London’s High Court in what could become the largest environmental and consumer case in UK history.

They’re accused of cheating on emissions tests and misleading drivers into believing their diesel vehicles were clean and compliant.
The carmakers deny the allegations, but if the claims are upheld, it could pave the way for hundreds of thousands of UK drivers to receive compensation.

If you bought, leased, or financed a diesel vehicle between 2009 and 2020, don’t miss your chance to find out if you qualify.

👉 Visit JoinTheClaim.com to stay updated or register your interest: https://jointheclaim.com/carmakers-on-trial-over-dieselgate/

13/11/2025

🗯️ Think data breaches are all about hackers? Think again. Inside threats are putting your privacy at risk.

When we talk about data breaches, most people picture hackers breaking through firewalls or criminals trading stolen data online. But the truth is, many breaches don’t involve cybercriminals at all.

In the UK, an increasing number of incidents are caused by the people already inside the system, employees, contractors or partners with legitimate access to sensitive information. Whether it’s a deliberate misuse of data or a simple case of human error, the results can be just as serious as a full-scale hack.

👉 Insider breaches can take many forms, including:
- Snooping on confidential records without a valid reason
- Carelessly sharing or uploading files containing personal information
- Misplacing passwords or devices that unlock sensitive systems
- Or, more rarely, deliberately leaking data for personal or political reasons.

In each case, personal details end up somewhere they shouldn’t be.

Read more about this here:

Not all data breaches are caused by hackers. Insider errors and misuse are one of the UK’s biggest privacy risks.

13/11/2025

🚨Dentsu leak may have exposed LNER customer data

LNER has confirmed that a cyber incident at one of its communications suppliers compromised customer data — and it’s now thought the supplier may be linked to the recent Dentsu/Merkle data breach.

👉 In September, train operator LNER was notified of a security incident involving a third-party supplier that manages its customer communications database. A spokesperson said an unauthorised third party had gained access to the supplier’s systems, potentially exposing customer contact information.

The company immediately reported the breach to the relevant authorities, paused certain customer communications, and began contacting those affected. Although no bank, payment card, or password information is believed to have been compromised, LNER has urged customers to be alert to phishing or scam emails.

👉 New reports suggest this supplier may have been part of Merkle, the marketing and data division of Dentsu UK Limited, which recently disclosed a data security breach. LNER has not publicly confirmed the link.

Even without financial details, exposed contact data can be used in phishing scams, where criminals pose as legitimate companies to trick customers into revealing more sensitive information.

👉 If you’ve received an email from LNER confirming your details were affected, you should:
- Be cautious of emails claiming to be from LNER or related services
- Avoid clicking links or downloading attachments unless you’re certain they’re legitimate
- Change passwords regularly, particularly if you use the same one across multiple sites
- Report suspicious emails to the National Cyber Security Centre’s reporting service at [email protected].

LNER has confirmed a cyber incident at one of its suppliers compromised customer data. It’s thought the supplier may be linked to the recent Dentsu data breach.

13/11/2025

🚨Dentsu confirms a major UK data breach - payroll and bank details could be exposed!

👉 What happened?
The global advertising and marketing group detected “unusual activity” on servers within Merkle’s network, a trading division of Dentsu UK Limited. After discovering the issue, the company activated its incident-response protocols, contained the activity, and launched an internal investigation with help from external cybersecurity specialists.

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) and law enforcement have all been notified.

👉 So far, Dentsu says the files accessed may include:
- Bank and payroll details
- Salary information
- National Insurance numbers
- Personal contact details

The review is ongoing, but the incident appears to affect both current and former employees of Dentsu’s UK operations.

The company says it has directly contacted all those whose details may have been compromised and has taken steps to prevent the data from being publicly disclosed. To help protect affected individuals, Dentsu is offering one year of free Experian Identity Plus membership, which includes credit and dark-web monitoring.

👉 here are some steps to take now:

Dentsu UK has confirmed a data security incident affecting current and former employees. Are you involved?

12/11/2025

⚠️Dieselgate – how Volkswagen started a global scandal

The Volkswagen emissions scandal, more commonly known as ‘Dieselgate’, remains one of the most significant corporate fraud cases in modern history. It not only exposed the lengths some car manufacturers would go to deceive regulators and customers, but also revealed the wider impact of corporate misconduct on public health and the environment.

Nearly a decade later, Dieselgate is far from over. The High Court in London is now hearing fresh claims against five other major carmakers accused of similar behaviour — marking one of the largest consumer and environmental justice cases ever brought in the UK.

👉 The birth of a scandal
In September 2015, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that Volkswagen had been using illegal software in their diesel engines to cheat emissions tests.

This “defeat device” software could detect when a car was undergoing emissions testing and activate full emissions controls to meet regulatory standards. However, during regular driving conditions, the software would deactivate or reduce the effectiveness of these controls, leading to nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions up to 40 times higher than the legal limit.

The initial discovery was made by a small team of researchers at West Virginia University, who were conducting on-road tests of diesel vehicles. They found significant discrepancies between the emissions levels recorded during official tests and those observed in real-world driving. These findings prompted further investigations by the EPA, ultimately revealing the widespread use of defeat devices by Volkswagen and other car manufacturers.

Volkswagen’s admission to using defeat devices affected approximately 11 million vehicles worldwide, including nearly 1.2 million in the UK.

The fallout was immense. Volkswagen faced billions in fines, criminal prosecutions and reputational damage. In the UK, the company paid £193 million in compensation in 2022, with affected drivers receiving an average of £2,120 each. Globally, Volkswagen has paid more than £27 billion in settlements, fines and buybacks.

👉The ongoing impact of Dieselgate... Learn more about it here:

The Volkswagen emissions scandal, more commonly known as ‘dieselgate’, is one of the most significant corporate fraud cases in history.

11/11/2025

Fashion brand Mango has revealed a data breach after hackers targeted one of its external marketing suppliers.

Customer details — including names, postcodes, phone numbers, and emails — may have been exposed.
While payment info wasn’t affected, experts warn that leaked contact data could be used in phishing scams or fake customer service messages.

Even when a supplier is responsible, the law says businesses must still protect your personal data.

If you’ve shopped with Mango, you could be affected.

Join the Claim is connecting customers with regulated UK law firms monitoring this breach, so you can stay informed and know your rights.

✅ We’ll keep you updated as this case develops.

🔗 Learn more and register here: https://jointheclaim.com/mango-data-breach-register-for-uk-claim-updates/

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⚖️ Disclaimer: Join the Claim isn’t a law firm. We connect you with regulated UK firms that run group action claims. If one of our partner firms takes this case forward, we’ll share more details, including how to check your eligibility.