HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesCustomer Data InvolvedPIIIdentity (basic)LowContained

Optima Tax Relief

bd_276ed4126dcf4cfa · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Low

Discovered

Nov 1, 2022

Filed

May 2, 2023

To disclose

26 weeks

Affected

4state residents only

Linked

6 filings

Confidence

67%

Full breach record for Optima Tax Relief →4 incidents on file

Optima Tax Relief, LLC reported a cybersecurity incident discovered in early November 2022 impacting its network. The breach potentially exposed personal information of 4 New Hampshire residents. Optima engaged forensic investigators, secured its network, and offered 12-24 months of free credit monitoring and identity theft protection through IDX to affected individuals.

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Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 26 weeks / 182 days

Nov 1, 2022

Discovered

May 2, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

+7 wks slower

This filing is one of 6 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_0629eede03ff82fe2023-05-02Verified
Vermont State AGbd_7f4f650e6d9a13cd2023-05-02Verified
Indiana State AGbd_856a05ed6f8c03582023-05-02Verified
Montana State AGbd_9ab743fdf432f26a2023-05-02Candidate

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Maine State AGbd_bfdd7e898929542b2023-05-02Verified

Name: Optima Tax Relief
norm: optima tax relief
Domain: optimataxrelief.com

Name: Optima Tax Relief
norm: optima tax relief
Domain: optimataxrelief.com
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Nov 1, 2022
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: May 2, 2023
Affected individuals: 4state-resident count only
Data types: PIIIdentity (basic)
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Notified New Hampshire Attorney General Consumer Protection Bureau

During the incident: Launched a thorough investigation
Performed with the help of a reputable, experienced and independent IT security and forensic investigators
Moved quickly to secure our network environment
Offering credit monitoring and identity theft protection services free of charge through IDX
Changes made: Implementing additional safeguards and enhanced security measures
Reviewed and taken thorough steps to enhance our policies and procedures relating to the security of our systems and servers
Enhanced our information life cycle management
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 26 weeks(182 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 6 filings · 6 states

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Massachusetts State AGMay 2 · first

Vermont State AGMay 2 · first

Indiana State AGMay 2 · first

Montana State AGMay 2 · first

Maine State AGMay 2 · first

New Hampshire State AGMay 2 · first · this page

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://mm.nh.gov/files/uploads/doj/remote-docs/optima-tax-relief-20230502.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: May 2, 2023
Raw hash: 851c5417e2214e0e7b8a3f414e4df8ecf52e51b0d5ab41fe7e21b21c207e4ac2

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityOptima Tax Relief

Victim entityOptima Tax Relief

Incidentdiscovered Nov 1, 2022

Stated responseLaunched a thorough investigation

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov