Key Highlights

  • Shares are trading 50.00% higher on Wednesday, October 28, 2026, at a price below one cent.
  • A definitive business combination agreement with Four Leaf Acquisition is dated August 27, 2026 and was announced on September 2.
  • Trailing twelve-month revenue is about $4.27 million, with a net loss of about $2.90 million.
  • Cash stood at $40,812 against total debt of $10.19 million in a snapshot dated August 12, 2026.
  • A follow-on offering filed on August 12, 2025 covers up to 1 billion shares priced between $0.0001 and $0.001.

Data443 Shares: Why Is This Sub-Cent Penny Stock Up 50.00% Today?

Data443 Risk Mitigation (OTC:ATDS) shares are trading 50.00% higher on Wednesday, October 28, 2026, at a price below one cent, and the stock ranks among the most actively traded penny stocks of the session. No company release dated October 27 or October 28 accompanies the move.

Quotes on record are $0.0001 on August 12 and $0.0004 on September 2, 2026, so a 50.00% change involves a tiny absolute price shift.

Data443 sells data security and privacy software to government, financial services, healthcare, manufacturing, retail and telecom customers. Its products cover data classification, ransomware recovery, archiving and managed file transfer, alongside threat intelligence tools such as TacitRed and the Cyren email and web threat service. The company, formerly known as LandStar, is based in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, and its shares quote on the OTC Pink tier.

Four Leaf Combination: What Did the September 2 Announcement Say?

On Wednesday, September 2, 2026, Data443 and Four Leaf Acquisition announced progress on a definitive business combination agreement dated Thursday, August 27, 2026. Four Leaf, a Nevada merger subsidiary and Data443 would combine into one entity focused on AI-driven threat intelligence, collaboration and data security.

A Form S-4 registration statement is being prepared, and the plan includes a move to Nasdaq, subject to approvals. The release did not disclose a valuation, exchange terms or an expected closing date, and it states that completion is not assured.

It names Convaa.ai and Vaikora.com as client-facing AI products. The company website also describes the acquisition of Vaikora, a real-time control tool for AI agents, without giving a date or price.

Balance Sheet and Dilution: How Thin Is the Base Behind a $131,000 Market Value?

A snapshot dated August 12, 2026 put the market value at about $131,000 on roughly 1.31 billion shares. Trailing twelve-month revenue was about $4.27 million at a gross margin near 38.8%, with a net loss of about $2.90 million.

Cash was $40,812 and total debt was $10.19 million, leaving net debt of about $10.15 million.

On August 12, 2025, it filed a follow-on offering of up to $1 million, covering up to 1 billion shares at $0.0001 to $0.001. Issuance at that scale relative to the share count is a dilution risk for holders.

On April 1, 2026, the company said it would be unable to file its annual report by the deadline, the same notice it gave on April 1, 2025.

What to Watch Next: Form S-4 Filing and the Overdue Annual Report

Investors will look for the Form S-4 for the Four Leaf combination, which should disclose valuation, share exchange terms and pro forma financials. The status of the annual report that was flagged as delayed on April 1, 2026 is a second marker, along with any new share issuance under the 2025 offering. Until a dated release appears, today's 50.00% gain has no company announcement attached to it.