Advantest confirms personal data stolen: stock pre-market at EUR 231.90, plus 0.31 percent
Published on 10/08/2026 at 08:24 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS
Advantest Corporation said in a notification dated October 6, 2026, that an unauthorized third party extracted personal information from its systems during a February cybersecurity incident. The disclosure was reported by BleepingComputer on October 7. Separately, Advantest stock was at EUR 231.90 pre-market at Lang & Schwarz at 8:24 a.m. CEST on October 8, 2026, up EUR 0.72, or 0.31 percent, versus the prior close of EUR 231.18.
Advantest stock pre-market
Lang & Schwarz showed a bid of EUR 231.50 and an ask of EUR 232.30. The quoted price was ahead of the Xetra session, which was scheduled to begin at 9:00 a.m. CEST. The further course from the Xetra open at 9:00 a.m. CET/CEST is shown by the continuously updated real-time quote of Advantest stock.
Personal information included in the notification
The notification said the extracted data included contact information, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, national identification numbers, driver's license details, passport numbers, medical information, financial information and other identification numbers, according to BleepingComputer. Advantest said it had no information that the compromised data had been publicly disclosed or misused, while recognizing an increased risk of identity theft and fraud. The company was offering affected individuals 18 months of identity theft, credit and web monitoring services through Kroll. The report said it remained unclear whether the affected information belonged to customers, employees, partners or a combination of those groups.
