Optima Tax Relief
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Full breach record for Optima Tax Relief →3 incidents on fileThreat-actor claim — not a regulatory filing
This row is a claim by the ransomware group Chaos on its public extortion blog. It has not been validated by the victim or any regulator. Treat attribution and counts as the threat actor's assertion until a regulatory filing or victim disclosure corroborates them.
Source: Ransomware.live
Post text · scraped from the leak site
Operating in the state of California, Optima Tax Relief LLC provides consulting services. The company also offers tax liability investigation and resolution, tax preparation and compliance, settlement and negotiation services.
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Incident timeline — mostly unverified
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Breach window unknown
Jun 6, 2025
Claim posted
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Corroborated · see linked filings
This record's own dates cannot anchor compliance clocks; see the linked filings.
Claim → filing
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Compliance clock
Not assessable
Linked disclosures
Why this link?Regulatory filings (10) · sorted by filing gap
- Massachusetts State AGbd_3768bffb0edc5f082025-08-15 · +69dVerified by operator
- Maine State AGbd_39c154fb85316aa52025-08-15 · +69dVerified
- Indiana State AGbd_5b9401b4574966fa2025-08-15 · +69dVerified
- California State AGbd_927b5d2155022b912025-08-15 · +69dVerified
Show 6 more filings ↓Show fewer ↑up to 165d gap
- Vermont State AGbd_62aaea630cfa14722025-10-20 · +135dVerified by operator
- New Hampshire State AGbd_3a3100a8186bd9fc2025-11-18 · +164dVerified by operator
- Nebraska State AGbd_5ed7546d2061c68f2025-11-18 · +164dVerified by operator
- California State AGbd_69a180df6f948f5b2025-11-18 · +164dVerified by operator
- Maine State AGbd_b69ec11711d00f902025-11-18 · +164dVerified by operator
- Texas State AGbd_732478d49739a61c2025-11-19 · +165dVerified by operator
Showing first 10 of 12 linked disclosures.
Filing propagation · 10 filings · 8 states
View merged incident ↗Pattern: first filing Aug 15 (MA), last Nov 19 (TX) — a 96-day rolling notification. Rolling spreads often mean counsel is filing as thresholds trip per state. Why this link?
Cascade drawn from the first 10 linked disclosures of 12 — the full spread may be wider.
Evidence ladder
Attacker assertion only. Establishes: claim date, group, alleged victim.
Unlocks: incident narrative, operational impact. Still no compliance clock.
Unlocks: discovery date, data types, affected count, compliance clock.
Unlocks: materiality, stated response, full audit trail. Ceiling removed.
Source ceiling
- actor name
- victim claim
- ransom/leak status
- discovery date
- materiality
- notification
- affected count
- confirmed data types
- compliance clock
The ✕ fields stay blank until a regulatory filing or victim disclosure lands.
chaos
According to ransomware.live, Chaos is a ransomware-as-a-service operation that emerged in early 2025, likely formed by former BlackSuit/Royal members, offering cross-platform ransomware for Windows, Linux, ESXi, and NAS to affiliates recruited on the RAMP dark web forum, excluding CIS/BRICS countries and hospitals from targeting.