HackingFinancial ServicesFinanceCapture Stored DataData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountHighContained

Optima Tax Relief

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Severity

High

Discovered

May 1, 2025

Filed

Nov 18, 2025

To disclose

29 weeks

Affected · nationwide

19,73230 in this filing

Linked

3 filings

Confidence

66%

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

Optima Tax Relief, LLC reported a supplemental data breach affecting 19,732 individuals, including 30 Maine residents. Unauthorized access occurred May 1-6, 2025. The incident involved the exfiltration of names, SSNs, and financial account numbers. Optima engaged forensic investigators, notified law enforcement, and provided one year of credit monitoring via Kroll.

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Maine clockDiscovered May 1, 2025 → Filed with AG Nov 18, 2025201d ✗ ME AG >90d29 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 · 29 weeks / 201 days

May 1, 2025

Begins

May 1, 2025

Discovered

Nov 18, 2025

Filed

vs. sector median

+19 wks slower

This filing is one of 3 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Nebraska State AGbd_5ed7546d2061c68f2025-11-18Verified
Texas State AGbd_732478d49739a61c2025-11-19 · +1dVerified

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

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

Discovered: May 1, 2025
Breach occurred: May 1, 2025 – May 6, 2025
Undetected for: 0 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Oct 20, 2025
Affected individuals: 19,732state + 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: Submitted initial report to Maine Attorney General on August 15, 2025
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Commenced an investigation with reputable and experienced independent IT security and forensic investigators
Notified law enforcement and will cooperate with an investigation
Offered a complimentary, one-year subscription to credit monitoring and identity theft protection services to the notified residents
Established a dedicated, toll-free call center for the notified individuals
Changes made: Reviewing its safeguards and the security of its systems
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 29 weeks(201 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >90d · 201dME resident >60d · 172d
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: Nov 18, 2025
201d 90 days ME AG >90d
Maine
Discovered: May 1, 2025
→ Notified: Oct 20, 2025
172d 60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days) ME resident >60d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: May 1, 2025 → Filed with AG: Nov 18, 2025	201d	90 days	ME AG >90d
Maine	Discovered: May 1, 2025 → Notified: Oct 20, 2025	172d	60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days)	ME resident >60d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 3 filings · 3 states

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Nebraska State AGNov 18 · first

Maine State AGNov 18 · first · this page

Texas State AG+1d

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-a1252b4f8318/9a10e731-d064-4cfc-8212-ce2c43eee4d4.html
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Nov 18, 2025
Raw hash: fc266206835b8386e7966acbca9c16f2f50a71c2a888b786293ea7570e3d4538

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityOptima Tax Relief

Victim entityOptima Tax Relief

Incidentdiscovered May 1, 2025

Stated responseCommenced an investigation with reputable and experienced independent IT security and forensic investigators

ComplianceME AG >90d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov