Posted On May 6, 2023 Consumer Privacy & Data Breaches
May 6 – When Optima Tax Relief, LLC (“Optima”) discovered on May 2, 2023 that sensitive client information had been compromised in a data breach, it immediately notified the Attorney General of Montana of the breach. According to the company’s report, the data breach allowed an unauthorized third party to access the names, Social Security numbers, birth dates, and addresses of some company consumers. After determined the affected data types, Optima immediately began sending out data breach notification letters to anyone who had been affected by the data breach.
Contact our data breach lawyers at Console & Associates, P.C. immediately if you have received a notification letter from Optima Tax Relief, LLC. We are offering free consultations to help you figure out what to do next, what security measures to take, and whether or not you have a case against Optima for damages resulting from a data breach.
Information suggests Optima Tax Relief had recently been the target of a data breach. After this finding, Optima took immediate action to safeguard its network and then hired an IT firm to look into what had happened. According to Optima Tax Relief’s internal investigation, a third party gained access to the company’s computer network and accessed files holding sensitive customer information during the data breach.
Once Optima Tax Relief learned that sensitive customer data had been compromised during a data breach, the company immediately began reviewing the affected files to ascertain what data had been stolen and how many customers had been affected. Information such as names, Social Security numbers, birth dates, and addresses may have been compromised; however, the specifics vary per person.
Data breach notification letters were sent out by Optima Tax Relief on May 2, 2023, to everyone whose data was exposed.
Optima Tax Relief, LLC is a company that helps people deal with their taxes by filing tax returns, examining claims against individuals, employing various tactics to alleviate tax burdens, and negotiating with the IRS on outstanding balances. More than 711 individuals are employed by Optima Tax Relief, which has its headquarters in Santa Ana, California, and brings in an estimated $93 million in yearly income.
The consumer privacy lawyers at Console & Associates, P.C. help customers affected by data and security breaches pursue legal solutions by offering free consultations. By explaining your rights in clear, concise terms, we help you make an informed decision about your next steps. If you are a victim of the Optima Tax Relief, LLC data breach, Console & Associates, P.C. will investigate at no charge to you and offer advice on how to proceed. If you decide to pursue a case, rest assured that we don’t get paid unless you do. If your claim is successful, legal fees are either paid out of the funds recovered or by the defendant. If your claim is not successful, you pay nothing.
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