HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

Optima Tax Relief

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Nov 1, 2022

Filed

May 2, 2023

To disclose

26 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

6 filings

Confidence

65%

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

Optima Tax Relief, LLC notified consumers in May 2023 of a cybersecurity incident discovered in November 2022. Unauthorized access may have exposed names, mailing addresses, dates of birth, and Social Security numbers. Optima engaged forensic investigators and offered free credit monitoring and identity theft protection services.

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Vermont clock✗ VT AG >45 bday26 weeks discovery → filing

⚠ unattributedNo provenance was recorded for this discovery date and it matches no other date on the record. It may be correct, but it is not independently grounded.

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
New Hampshire State AGbd_276ed4126dcf4cfa2023-05-02Verified
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: Not disclosed
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Data elements: Social Security numberDate of birth
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: External

During the incident: Launched a thorough investigation
Performed with the help of a reputable, experienced and independent IT security and forensic investigators
Offered you 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
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 26 weeks(182 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: VT AG >45 bday
Discovery-date grounding: unattributedNo provenance was recorded for this discovery date and it matches no other date on the record. It may be correct, but it is not independently grounded.

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 6 filings · 6 states

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Massachusetts State AGMay 2 · first

New Hampshire State AGMay 2 · first

Indiana State AGMay 2 · first

Montana State AGMay 2 · first

Maine State AGMay 2 · first

Vermont 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://ago.vermont.gov/document/2023-05-02-optima-tax-relief-data-breach-notice-consumers
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: e9b15dc62f672ba492c957283dd5aba5a348a5c7992aebdf19eaf7ccd2b9fd4b

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

ComplianceVT AG >45 bday

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceago.vermont.gov