Optimum First Mortgage Data Breach Lawsuit Investigation

Shamis & Gentile P.A., one of the nation's premier class action law firms specializing in data breach cases, is investigating the Optimum First Mortgage data breach.

If you were affected by the data breach, your sensitive personally identifiable information may have been exposed, and you may be eligible for compensation.

About Optimum First Mortgage

Optimum First Mortgage is a mortgage lender founded in 2009 and headquartered in Huntington Beach, California. The company also has branch locations in Scottsdale, Arizona, and Caldwell, Idaho.

Optimum First Mortgage operates in 15 states, offering a range of home loan products such as conventional, jumbo, FHA, VA, USDA, and refinance loans.

What Happened?

On June 19, 2026, a ransomware group known as PEAR claimed responsibility for a cyberattack on Optimum First Mortgage.

The group posted on the dark web, stating it had obtained 9.3 terabytes of the company’s data. The compromised information reportedly includes a wide range of sensitive data, impacting both clients and employees.

Information Exposed:

• Financials
• Human resources records
• Clients’ private data and financial details
• Personally identifiable information (PII) records
• Protected health information (PHI) records
• Mailboxes and email correspondence
• Database exports
• OneDrive stored data

The breach was posted on a Tor network site, indicating the data may have been made available to cybercriminals on the dark web.

The full extent of the breach and the number of people affected is still being determined, but anyone who has worked with or borrowed from Optimum First Mortgage in the past may be at risk.

You May Be Entitled to Compensation

If you received notice that your information was affected by the Optimum First Mortgage data breach, you may be entitled to financial compensation. Completing the below form can connect you with lawyers who are investigating claims and pursuing class action lawsuits for victims.

By submitting your information, you can learn more about your legal options and help hold companies accountable for protecting your data.

Source

• Dark web