SEC Form 8-K filed by Data I/O Corporation

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Items reported in this filing:

Item 1.05 Material Cybersecurity Incidents. 

Item 1.05 Material Cybersecurity Incidents.

On August 16, 2025, Data I/O Corporation (the “Company”) experienced a ransomware incident (the “Incident”) on certain of its internal IT systems. Upon discovery, the Company promptly activated its response protocols, took steps to secure its global IT systems and implemented containment measures, including proactively taking certain platforms offline and implementing other mitigation measures. The Company also engaged leading cybersecurity experts to support the IT system recovery and conduct a comprehensive investigation. Based on the findings, the Company will take additional actions as appropriate, including notifying affected individuals and regulatory authorities in compliance with applicable laws.

The Company is working diligently to restore the affected systems. The Incident has temporarily impacted the Company’s operations, including internal/external communications, shipping, receiving, manufacturing production, and various other support functions. While the Company has implemented measures to allow for the restoration of some operational functions, the timeline for a full restoration is not yet known. As the investigation of the Incident is ongoing, the full scope, nature, and impact are also not yet known.

As of the date of this filing, the Incident does not appear to have had a material impact on the Company’s business operations; however, the full scope and impact of this Incident is not yet known and could result in a future determination that the incident either was not or has been material to the Company's financial statements and results of operations. The expected costs related to the Incident, including fees for our cybersecurity experts and other advisors, and costs to restore any impacted systems, are reasonably likely to have a material impact on the Company’s results of operations and financial condition.

Safe Harbor/Forward Looking Statement and Disclosure Information

This Current Report on Form 8-K contains forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, such as the Company’s expectations or beliefs regarding future events, actions or performance related to the Incident, including the results of the Company’s ongoing investigation of the Incident, the impact of the Incident on the Company and its financial condition and results of operations, and the timing and results of the recovery efforts from the Incident. Forward-looking statements typically are identified by use of terms such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “expect,” “project,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “could,” “likely” and similar words. Except as required by law, the Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. The Company’s actual results could differ materially from those contained in forward-looking statements due to a number of factors, including the completion of the Company’s investigation into the Incident, the ultimate results from the Company’s investigation, the timing of the restoration of full access following the Incident, possible changes in customer sentiment due to the Incident and other risks and factors described by the statements under “Risk Factors” in the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and in its subsequent filings with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.