DataBreachCaseFile.com has logged this incident based on a MA regulatory filing. Paradise Wealth Advisors/Keith Clark and Associates was responsible for safeguarding the personal data of its customers and employees. Paradise Wealth Advisors/Keith Clark and Associates experienced a data security incident affecting an undisclosed number of individuals, exposing financial account information and payment data. The precise date the breach occurred was not disclosed in the filing; the date below reflects when Paradise Wealth Advisors/Keith Clark and Associates notified the MA Attorney General. The filing summarized the incident as follows: "Paradise Wealth Advisors/Keith Clark and Associates appears to be a financial advisory and wealth management firm that handles sensitive personal and financial assets for its clients. In the regular course of business, the firm typically collects and stores sensitive information such as names, Social Security numbers, account numbers, dates of birth, and detailed financial account information. In 2025, the company officially reported a data breach to the Massachusetts Attorney General, indicating that unauthorized access to its network or systems had occurred. Individuals whose personal information may have been compromised during the incident were subsequently mailed a formal data breach notification letter. If you received one of this year's notification letters, it means your personal or financial data was potentially exposed, and you should review the steps provided to protect your identity and financial accounts." Setting up transaction alerts and reviewing recent bank and card statements is the fastest way to catch unauthorized activity. The public filing remains a useful reference for anyone reviewing a notice or considering next steps.
"Paradise Wealth Advisors/Keith Clark and Associates appears to be a financial advisory and wealth management firm that handles sensitive personal and financial assets for its clients. In the regular c…"
Affected individuals may be entitled to compensation under the Massachusetts Data Security Law (201 CMR 17.00). Free attorney review available.
Free Review →Paradise Wealth Advisors/Keith Clark and Associates was required under the Massachusetts Data Security Law (201 CMR 17.00) to implement reasonable security measures to protect the personal information it collected. When those measures fail and personal data is exposed to unauthorized parties, the law provides remedies for affected individuals — regardless of whether those individuals have yet experienced fraud or identity theft as a direct result.
DataBreachCaseFile.com has logged this incident based on a MA regulatory filing. Paradise Wealth Advisors/Keith Clark and Associates was responsible for safeguarding the personal data of its customers and employees. Paradise Wealth Advisors/Keith Clark and Associates experienced a data security incident affecting an undisclosed number of individuals, exposing financial account information and payment data. The precise date the breach occurred was not disclosed in the filing; the date below reflects when Paradise Wealth Advisors/Keith Clark and Associates notified the MA Attorney General. The filing summarized the incident as follows: "Paradise Wealth Advisors/Keith Clark and Associates appears to be a financial advisory and wealth management firm that handles sensitive personal and financial assets for its clients. In the regular course of business, the firm typically collects and stores sensitive information such as names, Social Security numbers, account numbers, dates of birth, and detailed financial account information. In 2025, the company officially reported a data breach to the Massachusetts Attorney General, indicating that unauthorized access to its network or systems had occurred. Individuals whose personal information may have been compromised during the incident were subsequently mailed a formal data breach notification letter. If you received one of this year's notification letters, it means your personal or financial data was potentially exposed, and you should review the steps provided to protect your identity and financial accounts." Setting up transaction alerts and reviewing recent bank and card statements is the fastest way to catch unauthorized activity. The public filing remains a useful reference for anyone reviewing a notice or considering next steps.
Your SSN is the master key to your identity. Once exposed, criminals can open new lines of credit, take out loans, or file taxes in your name.
Combined with a name and other leaked data, date of birth helps criminals pass identity verification questions at banks and government agencies.
Home address exposure can enable mail theft, package fraud, and targeted phishing attacks that reference your known location.
Under the Massachusetts Data Security Law (201 CMR 17.00), you may have a legal claim if:
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.
Professional credit monitoring services cost $10–$40 per month. Identity theft restoration services, if needed, can cost hundreds of hours and thousands of dollars. Courts have awarded these costs as direct damages in SSN breach cases.
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.
Data breach victims regularly report anxiety, loss of sleep, and ongoing fear of identity theft. These non-economic harms are cognizable injuries in data breach litigation, particularly in cases involving SSN or medical record exposure.
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.
Immediately place a free credit freeze at all three bureaus (Equifax, Experian, TransUnion). A freeze blocks new accounts from being opened in your name. Then file a complaint with the FTC at IdentityTheft.gov and contact our office — SSN exposure is one of the most serious breach types.
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 Paradise Wealth Advisors/Keith Clark and Associates 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 Paradise Wealth Advisors/Keith Clark and Associates during the relevant period, you may still qualify even without receiving a letter. A free eligibility review can confirm your status.
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This registry entry documents a notice associated with Paradise Wealth Advisors/Keith Clark and Associates that was filed in MA on June 17, 2025. The filing describes Name, Social Security Number, Account Number.
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