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St. Mary’s Parish was the subject of a data breach notification filed with the MA Attorney General. The AG filing was recorded on March 27, 2025.
From the AG filing description
St. Mary’s Parish appears to be a religious organization and non-profit community institution operating in Massachusetts. In the course of managing parishioners, religious education programs, charitable outreach, and administrative operations, such organizations typically collect and store sensitive personal information, including names, home addresses, dates of birth, contact information, and occasionally financial or donation history records. In 2025, the parish experienced a cybersecurity incident and officially reported a data breach to the Massachusetts Attorney General's Office. If you received a data breach notification letter in the mail, it means your personal information may have been compromised during this incident. This page is designed to help you understand what data types were likely exposed and what steps you can take to protect yourself.
Under the Massachusetts Data Security Law (201 CMR 17.00), you may have a legal claim against St. Mary’s Parish if any of the following apply:
Based on the data types reported in this filing:
Home address exposure can enable mail theft, package fraud, and targeted phishing attacks that reference your known location.
Combined with a name and other leaked data, date of birth helps criminals pass identity verification questions at banks and government agencies.
Common categories of compensation in data breach class actions
Courts recognize that the time spent monitoring accounts, placing credit freezes, and dealing with the aftermath of a breach has real economic value. This category of damages is recoverable even without direct financial loss.
Direct financial losses resulting from the breach — unauthorized charges, fraudulent transfers, or fees incurred through fraud — are recoverable as compensatory damages. Banks may reverse some charges; a class action recovers the remainder and associated costs.
Several state data breach laws provide for statutory minimum damages — fixed amounts recoverable per affected individual regardless of actual loss. These provisions exist specifically to make legal action viable for victims who have not yet experienced direct harm.
Note: an attorney general breach filing does not by itself establish a settlement fund, a payment amount, or a claim deadline. If an official settlement notice is later issued, rely on that notice for payment details and deadlines.
No. Under Massachusetts Data Security Law (201 CMR 17.00) and federal law, the unauthorized exposure of your personal data — regardless of whether it has been actively misused — can be sufficient grounds for a claim. The breach itself is the injury.
Nothing. The Law Office of David S. Harris handles data breach cases on contingency — you pay zero upfront and owe nothing unless compensation is recovered.
Banks may reverse fraudulent charges, but they are not obligated to compensate you for time lost, stress, or indirect damages. A class action claim against the breached company can recover those additional categories of harm.
Statutes of limitations for data breach claims vary by state but typically run 2–4 years. Depending on when you learned of the breach, you may still have time. Contact our office for a free eligibility review — there is no cost to find out.
Accepting free credit monitoring from St. Mary’s Parish does not waive your right to pursue legal action unless you signed a specific release waiving claims. In most cases, victims who accepted monitoring can still file.
Not necessarily. Many data breach victims are never notified directly. If your personal information was held by St. Mary’s Parish during the relevant period, you may still qualify even without receiving a letter. A free eligibility review can confirm your status.
Most data breach class actions resolve within 18 to 36 months, though timelines vary by court and complexity. Your participation requires minimal effort — typically completing a claim form. Our office handles all litigation; you are notified when a settlement is reached.
Applicable State Law
This breach was reported under the Massachusetts Data Security Law (201 CMR 17.00), which mandates notification and establishes your right to seek damages.
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