Security News > 2021 > January > Chipmaker Intel Corp. Blames Internal Error on Data Leak
The computer chipmaker Intel Corp. on Friday blamed an internal error for a data leak that prompted it to release a quarterly earnings report early.
The company's chief financial officer, George Davis, had earlier told The Financial Times that Intel published its earnings ahead of the stock market's close on Thursday because it believed a hacker stole financially sensitive information from the site.
The company's quarterly results were originally scheduled to be published hours later after the close of trading on Wall Street Thursday.
It quoted an unnamed company spokesperson as saying Intel was notified that the graphic was circulating outside the company.
On Friday, Intel issued a statement saying it had determined that no hack occurred.
The company's stock price closed down more than 9% Friday.