{"id":216616,"date":"2026-02-20T13:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/20\/japanese-tech-giant-advantest-hit-by-ransomware-attack\/"},"modified":"2026-02-23T12:25:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T17:25:10","slug":"japanese-tech-giant-advantest-hit-by-ransomware-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/20\/japanese-tech-giant-advantest-hit-by-ransomware-attack\/","title":{"rendered":"Japanese tech giant Advantest hit by ransomware attack"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bleepingcomputer.com\/news\/security\/japanese-tech-giant-advantest-hit-by-ransomware-attack\/\">Japanese tech giant Advantest hit by ransomware attack<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bleepingcomputer.com\/news\/security\/japanese-tech-giant-advantest-hit-by-ransomware-attack\/\">https:\/\/www.bleepingcomputer.com\/news\/security\/japanese-tech-giant-advantest-hit-by-ransomware-attack\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-02-20 13:30:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"www.bleepingcomputer.com\">www.bleepingcomputer.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Advantest Corporation disclosed that its corporate network has been targeted in a ransomware attack that may have affected customer or employee data.<\/p>\n<p>Preliminary investigation results\u00a0revealed that an intruder\u00a0gained access to certain parts of the company\u2019s network on February 15.<\/p>\n<p>Tokyo-based Advantest is a global leader in testing equipment for semiconductors, measuring instruments, digital consumer products, and wireless communications equipment.<\/p>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bleepstatic.com\/c\/w\/ai-security-board-report-template.jpg\" alt=\"Wiz\" style=\"margin-top: 0px;\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The company employs 7,600 people, has an annual revenue of more than $5 billion, and a market capitalization of $120 billion.<\/p>\n<p>On February 15, the firm detected unusual activity in its IT environment, prompting a response in accordance with incident response protocols, including the isolation of affected systems.<\/p>\n<p>As part of its response, the company contracted third-party cybersecurity specialists to help isolate the threat and investigate its impact.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPreliminary findings appear to indicate that an unauthorized third party may have gained access to portions of the company\u2019s network and deployed ransomware,\u201d Advantest states.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf our investigation determines that customer or employee data was affected, we will notify impacted persons directly and provide guidance on protective measures.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Currently, no data theft has been confirmed, but Advantest noted that this may change as more information emerges from the ongoing investigation.<\/p>\n<p>Should customers or staff be determined to be impacted, Advantest will notify them directly and provide instructions on mitigating the associated risks.<\/p>\n<p>At the time of writing, no ransomware groups have claimed the attack on the Japanese tech giant.<\/p>\n<p>BleepingComputer has contacted Advantest directly to request more details about the attack, but we have not heard back by publishing time.<\/p>\n<p>Multiple Japanese companies have been the target of cyberattacks recently, as several high-profile entities suffered\u00a0data breaches and operational&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bleepingcomputer.com\/news\/security\/japanese-tech-giant-advantest-hit-by-ransomware-attack\/\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Japanese tech giant Advantest hit by ransomware 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