Bringing a claim not only gets you access to compensation, but also holds a company or organisation to account for their actions. As a result, this will usually prompt them to take the necessary steps to boost their data security measures. In this case, People’s Energy have revealed that they are working with a dedicated external security team to install additional protection to their systems. Also, financial details will be kept in a separate system with extra security. With enough information, cyber criminals could apply for credit in your name, set up fraudulent bank accounts and access your existing accounts. Even though mostly financial data was not taken, there is still a lot of information that can be collected from an email account. You should be extra vigilant, some of the ways you can keep your details safe are: Look out for suspicious emails and don’t click links within emails you don’t recognise Delete texts from any names or numbers you don’t know Alert People’s Energy to any suspicious or unsolicited emails that appear to come from them