HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountMediumContained

Optima Tax Relief

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

May 1, 2025

Filed

Aug 15, 2025

To disclose

15 weeks

Affected · nationwide

113 in this filing

Linked

13 records

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Optima Tax Relief →3 incidents on file

Optima Tax Relief, LLC notified the NH Attorney General of a cybersecurity incident where an unauthorized person accessed its network between May 1 and May 6, 2025, and downloaded files containing names, SSNs, and payment card numbers. The breach affected 3 New Hampshire residents and 8 Rhode Island residents (11 total). Optima engaged forensic investigators, notified law enforcement, and offered credit monitoring.

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Leak gap clock⏱ Leak >30d15 weeks discovery → filing

Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 15 weeks / 106 days

May 1, 2025

Begins

May 1, 2025

Discovered

Aug 15, 2025

Filed

vs. sector median

4 wks faster

This filing is one of 13 records about the same incident.View merged incident

A leak claim by chaos about this victim was first seen 70 days before this filing.View originating leak claim

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (10) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_3768bffb0edc5f082025-08-15Verified by operator
Maine State AGbd_39c154fb85316aa52025-08-15Verified
Indiana State AGbd_5b9401b4574966fa2025-08-15Verified
California State AGbd_927b5d2155022b912025-08-15Verified

Show 6 more filings ↓up to 96d gap

Vermont State AGbd_62aaea630cfa14722025-10-20 · +66dVerified by operator
New Hampshire State AGbd_3a3100a8186bd9fc2025-11-18 · +95dVerified by operator
Nebraska State AGbd_5ed7546d2061c68f2025-11-18 · +95dVerified by operator
California State AGbd_69a180df6f948f5b2025-11-18 · +95dVerified by operator
Maine State AGbd_b69ec11711d00f902025-11-18 · +95dVerified by operator
Texas State AGbd_732478d49739a61c2025-11-19 · +96dVerified by operator

Showing first 10 of 12 linked disclosures.

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: 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: 11state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial account
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Notified New Hampshire Attorney General

During the incident: Took steps to secure its network
Commenced an investigation
Engaged independent IT security and forensic investigators
Notified law enforcement
Offered a complimentary, one-year subscription to credit monitoring and identity theft protection services
Established a dedicated, toll-free call center
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: Leak >30d
Discovery-date grounding: letter-groundedThe discovery date is the detection date narrated in the notification letter — the defensible tier.

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 11 filings · 8 states

View merged incident ↗

Massachusetts State AGAug 15 · first

Maine State AGAug 15 · first

Indiana State AGAug 15 · first

California State AGAug 15 · first

New Hampshire State AGAug 15 · first · this page

Vermont State AG+66d

New Hampshire State AG+95d

Nebraska State AG+95d

California State AG+95d

Maine State AG+95d

Texas State AG+96d

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

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-20250815.pdf
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: d32a321186c052bb4b0083cc72cf3974974f4a20152e93bb261a1fbe04b0431a

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (10) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityOptima Tax Relief

Victim entityOptima Tax Relief

Incidentdiscovered May 1, 2025

Stated responseTook steps to secure its network

ComplianceLeak >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov