HackingFinancial ServicesFinanceCustomer Data InvolvedTargetedIdentity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountMediumContained

Precision Tax Relief

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

May 6, 2025

Filed

May 30, 2025

To disclose

24 days

Affected

18state residents only

Linked

11 records

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Precision Tax Relief →

Precision Tax Relief LLC reported an external system breach (hacking) on April 1, 2025, discovered on May 6, 2025. The incident affected 18 Maine residents, exposing names, SSNs, driver's license numbers, and financial account information. The company notified federal law enforcement, provided 12 months of credit monitoring via Epiq, and implemented additional security safeguards.

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Maine clockDiscovered May 6, 2025 → Filed with AG May 30, 202524d ✓ ME AG ≤30d24 days discovery → filing

⚠ AG web formThe discovery date came from the AG web-form field, which is systematically later than the detection date stated in the letter. Treat the clock as indicative.

Incident timeline

undetected · 35 days

discovery → filing · 24 days

Apr 1, 2025

Begins

May 6, 2025

Discovered

May 30, 2025

Filed

vs. sector median

5 wks faster

This filing is one of 11 records about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Ransomware claims (1)

Leak Siteakirabd_cf81a7ca02cc7f462025-04-01 · +59dVerified by operator

Regulatory filings (9) · sorted by filing gap

Nebraska State AGbd_047b65fc8f9243fd2025-05-30Verified by operator
Indiana State AGbd_1cc7d9a54d7f22e62025-05-30Verified
California State AGbd_3c8fc7bed70392fe2025-05-30Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_60b6109d335175902025-05-30Verified

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Massachusetts State AGbd_9fd8bde4ee6990592025-05-30Verified
Montana State AGbd_ad7b1f1e152bcbdd2025-05-30Verified
Vermont State AGbd_b41d813cc6bd9f292025-05-30Verified
Oregon State AGbd_c6f5940217d634c82025-05-30Verified
Texas State AGbd_757c45ea906fc8cb2025-06-02 · +3dVerified

Name: Precision Tax Relief
norm: precision tax relief
Domain: precisiontax.com
Industry: Financial Services

Name: Precision Tax Relief
norm: precision tax relief
Domain: precisiontax.com
Industry: Financial Services
Industry: Financial Servicesllm

Discovered: May 6, 2025
Breach occurred: Apr 1, 2025
Undetected for: 35 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: May 30, 2025
Affected individuals: 18state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial account
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified federal law enforcement regarding the event and is cooperating with its investigationProviding written notice of this incident to relevant state and federal regulators
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Moved quickly to investigate and respond to the incident
Assessed the security of PTR systems
Identified potentially affected individuals
Notified federal law enforcement regarding the event and is cooperating with its investigation
Providing access to credit monitoring services for twelve (12) months, through Epiq
Providing impacted individuals with guidance on how to better protect against identity theft and fraud
Providing written notice of this incident to relevant state and federal regulators
Providing written notice to the three (3) major credit reporting agencies
Changes made: Implementing additional safeguards and training to its employees
Reviewing existing security policies
Dedicating significant resources to implement additional cybersecurity measures
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 24 days(24 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG ≤30d · 24d
Discovery-date grounding: AG web formThe discovery date came from the AG web-form field, which is systematically later than the detection date stated in the letter. Treat the clock as indicative.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
Maine
Discovered: May 6, 2025
→ Filed with AG: May 30, 2025
24d 30 days ME AG ≤30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: May 6, 2025 → Filed with AG: May 30, 2025	24d	30 days	ME AG ≤30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 10 filings · 10 states

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Nebraska State AGMay 30 · first

Indiana State AGMay 30 · first

California State AGMay 30 · first

New Hampshire State AGMay 30 · first

Massachusetts State AGMay 30 · first

Montana State AGMay 30 · first

Vermont State AGMay 30 · first

Oregon State AGMay 30 · first

Maine State AGMay 30 · first · this page

Texas State AG+3d

Evidence ladder

Leak-site claim

Attacker assertion only. Establishes: claim date, group, alleged victim.

Press / market report

Unlocks: incident narrative, operational impact. Still no compliance clock.

State AG / regulator filingThis record

Unlocks: discovery date, data types, affected count, compliance clock.

SEC 8-K / victim statement

Unlocks: materiality, stated response, full audit trail. Ceiling removed.

Source URL: https://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/903f1ed9-9c12-4058-b6d7-3c45bc80b8f5.html
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: May 30, 2025
Raw hash: a3a19402cfc9f10404f439c63874694c5fb2dbe1a04889728fd12eef22ef3eb1

Linked disclosures

Ransomware claims (1)

Regulatory filings (9) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityPrecision Tax Relief

Victim entityPrecision Tax Relief

Incidentdiscovered May 6, 2025

Stated responseMoved quickly to investigate and respond to the incident

ComplianceME AG ≤30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov