MA · AG Filing: Mar 14, 2025
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Allen, Gibbs & Houlik, L.C. was responsible for safeguarding the personal data of its customers and employees. According to a MA state filing, Allen, Gibbs & Houlik, L.C. experienced a data security incident affecting an undisclosed number of individuals, exposing financial account information and payment data. Legal proceedings relating to this breach are ongoing.
Large-scale data breaches rarely affect uniform categories of data for all victims. Some individuals in the Allen, Gibbs & Houlik, L.C. breach may have had minimal data exposed, while others may have had comprehensive records compromised. Because the full scope of exposure often takes months to assess, a free legal review is the most reliable way to understand your specific situation.
Allen, Gibbs & Houlik, L.C. appears to be a professional services, accounting, or business advisory firm based on its corporate name. As an organization in this sector, they typically collect and store sensitive client and employee records, including personal identifiers and financial data necessary for professional engagements. Official records show that a data breach affecting this company was formally reported to the Massachusetts Attorney General in 2025. If you received a data breach notification letter in the mail, it indicates that your personal information may have been compromised during this security incident. This page provides an overview of the situation to help you understand what occurred and what steps you can take to protect your information.
Based on the data types reported in this filing:
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.
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
The hours spent responding to a data breach — canceling accounts, contacting credit bureaus, updating passwords, and investigating fraud — represent compensable economic harm in data breach litigation.
Once your SSN is exposed, protection becomes an ongoing expense. Plaintiffs in data breach settlements have recovered costs for credit freezes, identity protection subscriptions, and time spent dealing with fraudulent accounts — sometimes covering multiple years of exposure.
Fees charged to close and reopen accounts, issue replacement cards, or dispute fraudulent transactions are recoverable in data breach litigation. So are the costs of overdrafts, late payments, and credit damage caused by unauthorized activity.
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.
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.
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.
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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 Allen, Gibbs & Houlik, L.C. 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 Allen, Gibbs & Houlik, L.C. 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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