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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

10 filings

Confidence

66%
Full breach record for Optima Tax Relief4 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.

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 10 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Ransomware claims (1)

Regulatory filings (8) · sorted by filing gap

Show 4 more filingsup to 95d gap

Filing propagation · 9 filings · 7 states

View merged incident ↗
Massachusetts State AGAug 15 · first
Maine 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 · this page

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.