Joyal Capital Management Data Breach Exposes Sensitive Financial and Personal Information
Joyal Capital Management LLC, a Plymouth, Massachusetts-based financial services firm specializing in estate, business, and financial planning for high-net-worth individuals, disclosed a data breach that compromised sensitive personal and financial information. The breach, detected on April 22, 2026, had occurred nearly three months earlier, on January 27, 2026.
The exposed data included driver’s licenses, financial account details (credit/debit card numbers), Social Security numbers, names, and state identification card numbers. According to state disclosures, 2,505 individuals were affected across four states: 16 in Maine, 2,441 in Massachusetts, 45 in New Hampshire, and 3 in Vermont. Joyal Capital Management began notifying impacted individuals in writing on May 29, 2026.
The law firm Shamis & Gentile P.A. is investigating the incident on behalf of affected individuals, who may be eligible for compensation due to the exposure of their personal data. The breach highlights ongoing risks in the financial services sector, particularly for firms handling high-value client information.
Source: https://www.claimdepot.com/investigations/joyal-capital-management-data-breach-2026
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'description': 'Joyal Capital Management LLC, a Plymouth, Massachusetts-based '
'financial services firm specializing in estate, business, and '
'financial planning for high-net-worth individuals, disclosed '
'a data breach that compromised sensitive personal and '
'financial information. The breach exposed driver’s licenses, '
'financial account details (credit/debit card numbers), Social '
'Security numbers, names, and state identification card '
'numbers. The law firm Shamis & Gentile P.A. is investigating '
'the incident on behalf of affected individuals, who may be '
'eligible for compensation due to the exposure of their '
'personal data.',
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'legal_liabilities': 'Potential compensation claims',
'payment_information_risk': 'High'},
'investigation_status': 'Ongoing (investigated by Shamis & Gentile P.A.)',
'references': [{'source': 'State disclosures'}],
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'response': {'communication_strategy': 'Written notifications to affected '
'individuals',
'third_party_assistance': 'Shamis & Gentile P.A. (law firm)'},
'title': 'Joyal Capital Management Data Breach Exposes Sensitive Financial '
'and Personal Information',
'type': 'Data Breach'}