HackingFinancial ServicesFinanceData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountHighContained

Optima Tax Relief

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Severity

High

Discovered

May 1, 2025

Filed

Aug 15, 2025

To disclose

15 weeks

Affected · nationwide

3,1145 in this filing

Linked

10 filings

Confidence

66%

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

Optima Tax Relief, LLC reported an external system breach (hacking) occurring between May 1 and May 6, 2025. The incident affected 3,114 individuals nationwide, including 5 Maine residents. Compromised data included names, Social Security numbers, and financial account numbers. Optima engaged forensic investigators, notified law enforcement, and provided one year of credit monitoring via Kroll to affected individuals.

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Maine clockDiscovered May 1, 2025 → Filed with AG Aug 15, 2025106d ✗ ME AG >90d15 weeks discovery → filing

⚠ occurrence dateThe stored discovery date equals the breach OCCURRENCE date. Detection is normally later, so this OVERSTATES the delay — a 'late' verdict here may not be real.

Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 15 weeks / 106 days

May 1, 2025

Begins

May 1, 2025

Discovered

Aug 15, 2025

Filed

vs. sector median

+6 wks slower

This filing is one of 10 about the same incident.View merged incident

A leak claim by chaos about this victim predates this filing by 69 days.View originating leak claim

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Ransomware claims (1)

Leak Sitechaosbd_4874d7e034f4c6c62025-06-06 · +69dVerified by operator

Regulatory filings (8) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_3768bffb0edc5f082025-08-15Verified by operator
Indiana State AGbd_5b9401b4574966fa2025-08-15Verified
California State AGbd_927b5d2155022b912025-08-15Verified
Nebraska State AGbd_babcc562990897b22025-08-15Verified by operator

Show 4 more filings ↓up to 95d gap

New Hampshire State AGbd_f444935c9c21934f2025-08-15Verified by operator
Vermont State AGbd_62aaea630cfa14722025-10-20 · +66dVerified by operator
New Hampshire State AGbd_3a3100a8186bd9fc2025-11-18 · +95dVerified by operator
California State AGbd_69a180df6f948f5b2025-11-18 · +95dVerified by operator

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

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

Discovered: May 1, 2025
Breach occurred: May 1, 2025 – May 6, 2025
Undetected for: 0 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Aug 15, 2025
Affected individuals: 3,114state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial account
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Filed notification with Maine Attorney General
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Took steps to secure its network
Commenced an investigation
Performed investigation with reputable and experienced independent IT security and forensic investigators
Notified law enforcement and will cooperate with an investigation
Established a dedicated, toll-free call center for the notified individual to call with any questions
Changes made: Reviewing its safeguards and the security of its systems
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 15 weeks(106 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >90d · 106dLeak >30d
Discovery-date grounding: occurrence dateThe stored discovery date equals the breach OCCURRENCE date. Detection is normally later, so this OVERSTATES the delay — a 'late' verdict here may not be real.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
Maine
Discovered: May 1, 2025
→ Filed with AG: Aug 15, 2025
106d 90 days ME AG >90d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: May 1, 2025 → Filed with AG: Aug 15, 2025	106d	90 days	ME AG >90d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 9 filings · 7 states

View merged incident ↗

Massachusetts State AGAug 15 · first

Indiana State AGAug 15 · first

California State AGAug 15 · first

Nebraska State AGAug 15 · first

New Hampshire State AGAug 15 · first

Maine State AGAug 15 · first · this page

Vermont State AG+66d

New Hampshire State AG+95d

California State AG+95d

Pattern: first filing Aug 15 (MA), last Nov 18 (CA) — a 95-day rolling notification. Rolling spreads often mean counsel is filing as thresholds trip per state. Why this link?

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-a1252b4f8318/6861f67f-29cd-41fe-a612-bfc03b222a37.html
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Aug 15, 2025
Raw hash: fe7298813a06553000bab7c16bb72aaa6063a90752cf7cad2d4c54926ae2616f

Linked disclosures

Ransomware claims (1)

Regulatory filings (8) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityOptima Tax Relief

Victim entityOptima Tax Relief

Incidentdiscovered May 1, 2025

Stated responseTook steps to secure its network

ComplianceME AG >90d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov