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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001493152-22-002091"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ATDS"
cik: "0001068689"
company_name: "Data443 Risk Mitigation, Inc."
filed_at: "2022-01-24T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-27T16:08:36.453971+00:00"
event_type: "m_and_a"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Data443 acquires Centurion SmartShield ransomware recovery platform for up to $3.4M

## Summary
- Total consideration up to $3.4M: $250k cash, $2.9M five-year 8% promissory note, and $250k contingent payment.
- Acquired assets: Centurion SmartShield ransomware protection and device recovery technologies, patents, and customer list.
- Platform supports CISA requirements and zero-trust frameworks; over 3 million licenses deployed globally.
- Acquisition adds immediate value, expands Data443's technology stack and customer base; customers get updated releases.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001493152-22-002091
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ATDS
- cik: 0001068689
- company_name: Data443 Risk Mitigation, Inc.
- filed_at: 2022-01-24T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: m_and_a
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 1.01, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1068689/000149315222002091/0001493152-22-002091-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1068689/000149315222002091/form8-k.htm

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